Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Scisat-1 (Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Canada |
Operator/Owner |
Canadian Space Agency |
Users |
Government |
Purpose |
Space Science |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
Intermediate |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
638 |
Apogee (km) |
649 |
Eccentricity |
0.000784201896342767 |
Inclination (degrees) |
73.9 |
Period (minutes) |
97.6 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
150 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
80 |
Date of Launch |
12-08-2003 |
Expected Lifetime |
|
Contractor |
Bristol Aerospace Ltd. |
Country of Contractor |
Canada |
Launch Site |
Vandenberg AFB |
Launch Vehicle |
Pegasus XL |
COSPAR Number |
2003-036A |
NORAD Number |
27858 |
Comments |
ACE experiments in space. |