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TERRIERS
NASA ionosphere research satellite which failed shortly after reaching orbit. TERRIERS was launched on May 18, 1999 aboard a Pegasus XL/HAPS from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Oct 21, 2023).
COSPAR 1999-026ANORAD 25735United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- TERRIERS
- International designator
- 1999-026A
- NORAD catalog number
- 25735
- GCAT identifier
- S25735
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/366
Mission
- Mission type
- Space science
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- UNEX
- Owner
- GSFC
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- AeroAstro, Inc
- Platform (bus)
- HETE
Launch
- Date
- May 18, 1999 · 05:09 UTC
- Launch record
- 1999-026Success
- Rocket
- Pegasus XL/HAPS
- Spaceport
- Vandenberg · pad RW30/12
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/S
- Perigee
- 540 km
- Apogee
- 554 km
- Inclination
- 97.72°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- October 21, 2023
- Last known active
- May 18, 1999
- End of operations
- May 18, 1999
Size
- Mass
- 125 kg
- Dry mass
- 125 kg
- Length
- 1.0 m
- Diameter
- 0.50 m
- Span
- 1.1 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q54379 (CC0).