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TRACE
Former NASA space observatory. TRACE was launched on April 2, 1998 aboard a Pegasus XL from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jul 18, 2025).
COSPAR 1998-020ANORAD 25280United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- TRACE
- International designator
- 1998-020A
- NORAD catalog number
- 25280
- GCAT identifier
- S25280
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/344
Mission
- Mission type
- Astronomy
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- SMEX
- Owner
- GSFC
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
- Platform (bus)
- SMEX
Launch
- Date
- April 2, 1998 · 02:42 UTC
- Launch record
- 1998-020Success
- Rocket
- Pegasus XL
- Spaceport
- Vandenberg · pad RW30/12
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LEO/S
- Perigee
- 597 km
- Apogee
- 642 km
- Inclination
- 97.80°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- July 18, 2025
- Last known active
- June 2010
- End of operations
- Jun 21, 2010
Size
- Mass
- 250 kg
- Dry mass
- 250 kg
- Length
- 1.6 m
- Diameter
- 0.50 m
- Span
- 2.5 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1333568 (CC0).