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TIMED

Satellite mission by NASA. TIMED was launched on December 7, 2001 aboard a Delta 7920-10 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2001-055BNORAD 26998United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
TIMED
International designator
2001-055B
NORAD catalog number
26998
GCAT identifier
S26998
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/412

Mission

Mission type
Earth science, Space science
Use
Civil government
Program
SOLTP
Owner
GSFC
Country
United States
Builder
JHU-Applied Physics Lab
Platform (bus)
TIMED

Launch

Date
December 7, 2001 · 15:07 UTC
Launch record
2001-055Success
Spaceport
Vandenberg · pad SLC2W

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
626 km
Apogee
628 km
Inclination
74.08°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Dec 17, 2022

Size

Mass
587 kg
Dry mass
587 kg
Length
2.7 m
Diameter
1.60 m
Span
11.7 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q54378 (CC0).