RAVAN

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RAVAN is classified as:

Space & Earth Science

NORAD ID: 41849

Int'l Code: 2016-067B

Perigee: 503.7 km

Apogee: 518.6 km

Inclination: 98.1 °

Period: 94.7 minutes

Semi major axis: 6882 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: November 11, 2016
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: AIR FORCE WESTERN TEST RANGE (AFWTR)

RAVAN stands for "Radiometer Assessment using Vertically Aligned Nanotubes" and is a 3-Unit CubeSat mission funded by the NASA Earth Science Technology Office and operated by the Applied Physics Laboratory at Johns Hopkins University. The mission aims to demonstrate the technology needed for the measurement of the absolute imbalance of Earth's radiation budget – a valuable parameter for climate research.

1 41849U 16067B   24324.99763953  .00024922  00000-0  11353-2 0  9996
2 41849  98.0599 152.5497 0010830 215.9371 144.1135 15.20617472439607

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC