Space & Earth Science
NORAD ID: 37838
Int'l Code: 2011-058A
Perigee: 860.8 km
Apogee: 874.3 km
Inclination: 20.0 °
Period: 102.2 minutes
Semi major axis: 7238 km
Launch date: October 12, 2011
Source: India (IND)
Comments: MEGHA-TROPIQUES is a climate research mission to track tropical cyclones, monsoons and storm systems for at least three years. Embarking on an international research mission, Megha-Tropiques has four instruments designed to probe the structure of the atmosphere, measure temperature and water vapor, and study the Earth's radiation budget. India built the spacecraft, provided the launch and contributed to two instruments. France supplied the satellite's water vapor profiling sensor and the radiation detector. The satellite orbits about 538 miles (866 km) above Earth, crisscrossing the equator to cover an area stretching between 20 degrees north and south latitude.
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 37838U 11058A 13139.33962439 .00000389 00000-0 70481-4 0 4113
2 37838 019.9767 135.8325 0009332 283.5557 228.2312 14.09686599 82635
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for MEGHA-TROPIQUES
