Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Interstellar Boundary EXplorer (IBEX) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA |
Operator/Owner |
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center |
Users |
Government |
Purpose |
Space Physics |
Class of Orbit |
Elliptical |
Type of Orbit |
Deep Highly Eccentric |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
7000 |
Apogee (km) |
320000 |
Eccentricity |
0.921292753281922 |
Inclination (degrees) |
11 |
Period (minutes) |
8 days |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
462 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
|
Date of Launch |
19-10-2008 |
Expected Lifetime |
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Contractor |
Orbital Sciences Corp. |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Kwajalein Island |
Launch Vehicle |
Pegasus XL |
COSPAR Number |
2008-051A |
NORAD Number |
33401 |
Comments |
Monitor the boundary between heliosphere and interstellar medium. |