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NORAD ID: 24883
Int'l Code: 1997-037A
Perigee: 788.0 km
Apogee: 792.2 km
Inclination: 98.4 °
Period: 100.5 minutes
Semi major axis: 7161 km
Launch date: August 1, 1997
Source: United States (US)
Comments: 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.
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 24883U 97037A 13143.82269318 .00000291 00000-0 12277-3 0 391
2 24883 098.4497 259.1974 0002939 160.9259 002.2341 14.32636827839161
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for ORBVIEW 2 (SEASTAR)
