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Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission
Joint space mission between NASA and JAXA. Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission was launched on November 27, 1997 aboard a H-II from Tanegashima. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jun 16, 2015).
COSPAR 1997-074ANORAD 25063United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- TRMM
- Common name
- Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission
- Other names
- NAIF107
- International designator
- 1997-074A
- NORAD catalog number
- 25063
- GCAT identifier
- S25063
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/339
Mission
- Mission type
- Earth science
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- Earth Probe
- Owner
- GSFC
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
- Platform (bus)
- TRMM
Launch
- Date
- November 27, 1997 · 21:27 UTC
- Launch record
- 1997-074Success
- Rocket
- H-II
- Spaceport
- Tanegashima · pad Y
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 345 km
- Apogee
- 347 km
- Inclination
- 34.99°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- June 16, 2015
- Last known active
- Apr 8, 2015
- End of operations
- Apr 8, 2015
Size
- Mass
- 3,950 kg
- Dry mass
- 3,060 kg
- Length
- 5.0 m
- Diameter
- 3.00 m
- Span
- 14.5 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q2001116 (CC0).