CHIPSAT

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CHIPSAT is classified as:

• Space & Earth Science

NORAD ID: 27643
Int'l Code: 2003-002B
Perigee: 484.2 km
Apogee: 500.2 km
Inclination: 94.0 °
Period: 94.3 minutes
Semi major axis: 6863 km
RCS: 0.3775 m² (medium)
Launch date: January 13, 2003
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: AIR FORCE WESTERN TEST RANGE (AFWTR)

CHIPS (Cosmic Hot Interstellar Spectrometer) data will help scientists determine the electron temperature, ionization conditions, and cooling mechanisms of the million-degree plasma believed to fill the local interstellar bubble.

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1 27643U 03002B   24325.78177838  .00016951  00000-0  64069-3 0  9992
2 27643  94.0450  27.2016 0011652 161.6553 198.5116 15.26907615199109

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC