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ICESat
Former satellite in NASA's Earth Observing System. ICESat was launched on January 13, 2003 aboard a Delta 7320-10 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Aug 30, 2010).
COSPAR 2003-002ANORAD 27642United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Icesat
- Common name
- ICESat
- Payload designation
- EOS Laser ALT-1
- International designator
- 2003-002A
- NORAD catalog number
- 27642
- GCAT identifier
- S27642
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/428
Mission
- Mission type
- Space science
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- EOS
- Owner
- GSFC
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Ball Aerospace
- Platform (bus)
- BCP-2000
Launch
- Date
- January 13, 2003 · 00:45 UTC
- Launch record
- 2003-002Success
- Rocket
- Delta 7320-10
- Spaceport
- Vandenberg · pad SLC2W
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/P
- Perigee
- 585 km
- Apogee
- 602 km
- Inclination
- 94.01°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- August 30, 2010
- Last known active
- February 2010
- End of operations
- Oct 11, 2009
Size
- Mass
- 959 kg
- Dry mass
- 882 kg
- Length
- 3.1 m
- Diameter
- 1.90 m
- Span
- 6.5 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q50019 (CC0).