Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Coriolis (Windsat) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA |
Operator/Owner |
US Air Force/ US Navy/NASA |
Users |
Military |
Purpose |
Earth and Space Science |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
Sun-Synchronous |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
820 |
Apogee (km) |
841 |
Eccentricity |
0.00145823206721755 |
Inclination (degrees) |
98.8 |
Period (minutes) |
101.5 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
817 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
395 |
Power (watts) |
1174 |
Date of Launch |
06-01-2003 |
Expected Lifetime |
3 yrs. |
Contractor |
Spectrum Astro, Inc. |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Vandenberg AFB |
Launch Vehicle |
Titan 2 |
COSPAR Number |
2003-001A |
NORAD Number |
27640 |
Comments |
Monitor ocean winds and image Solar Mass Ejections (SME). |