ORBVIEW 2 (SEASTAR)

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ORBVIEW 2 (SEASTAR) is classified as:

NORAD ID: 24883

Int'l Code: 1997-037A

Perigee: 783.2 km

Apogee: 784.8 km

Inclination: 98.8 °

Period: 100.4 minutes

Semi major axis: 7154 km

RCS: 3.0265 m² (large)

Launch date: August 1, 1997
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: Pegasus launched from Western Range Air Space (WRAS)

Orbview 2 (SeaStar)was a spacecraft, developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation, to deliver daily, worldwide, high precision, moderate resolution, multispectral visible observations of ocean radiance for research in biogeochemical processes, climate change, and oceanography. Local high resolution (1 km) data (LAC) were delivered by direct broadcast at L-Band to regional scientific centers nationwide. Reduced resolution (4 km) data (GAC and selected LAC) were directly broadcast at S-band to smaller research centers and ships at sea. All reduced resolution data and selected full resolution data were recorded on board and transmitted to GSFC via daily dump at S-Band or via the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS). A minimum three year mission life was expected.

1 24883U 97037A   24114.88124174  .00001236  00000-0  45474-3 0  9997
2 24883  98.7663 253.9662 0001130 275.7592  84.3464 14.34469752410257

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC