UCS-Satellite-Database
| Id | Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Current Official Name of Satellite | Country/Org of UN Registry | Country of Operator/Owner | Operator/Owner | Users | Purpose | Detailed Purpose | Class of Orbit | Type of Orbit | Longitude of GEO (degrees) | Perigee (km) | Apogee (km) | Eccentricity | Inclination (degrees) | Period (minutes) | Launch Mass (kg.) | Dry Mass (kg.) | Power (watts) | Date of Launch | Expected Lifetime (yrs.) | Contractor | Country of Contractor | Launch Site | Launch Vehicle | COSPAR Number | NORAD Number | Comments | Source Used for Orbital Data | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1253 | IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) | IXPE | NR (1/22) | USA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) | Government | Space Science | LEO | 0 | 588 | 603 | 1.08E-03 | 0.23 | 330 | 2021/12/9 | Ball Aerospace | USA | Cape Canaveral | Falcon 9 | 2021-121A | 49954 | "IXPE is going to open a new window on the X-ray sky, that of imaging polarimetry.” | JMSatcat/1_22 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/12/11/spacex-launches-nasa-mission-to-study-dead-stars/ | ||||||
| 1711 | NOAA-20 (JPSS-1) | NOAA-20 | USA | USA | National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (part of international program) | Government | Earth Observation | Meteorology | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 817 | 819 | 1.39E-04 | 98.7 | 101.2 | 2,294 | 2017/11/18 | 7 | Ball Aerospace | USA | Vandenberg AFB | Delta 2 | 2017-073A | 43013 | First in NOAA's Joint Polar Satellite System | JMSatcat/3_18 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/11/18/penultimate-delta-2-rocket-launch-lofts-advanced-polar-orbiting-weather-satellite/ | ||
| 1718 | NPP (National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System [NPOESS]) | NPP | USA | USA | National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)/NASA | Government | Earth Observation | Meteorology | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 827 | 827 | 0.00E+00 | 98.7 | 101.4 | 2,128 | 2011/10/28 | Ball Aerospace | USA | Vandenberg AFB | Delta 2 | 2011-061A | 37849 | Continues key data records that are critical for climate change science. | www.satellitedebris.net 12/12 | http://npp.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacecraft_inst.html | |||
| 1728 | NROL-76 (USA 276) | USA 276 | USA | USA | National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) | Military | Technology Development | LEO | Non-Polar Inclined | 0 | 300 | 300 | 0.00E+00 | 51 | 90.52 | 2017/5/1 | Ball Aerospace | USA | Cape Canaveral | Falcon 9 | 2017-022A | 42689 | Believed to be a technology demonstration satellite for a future project. | JMSatcat/9_17 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/05/01/spacex-successfully-boosts-top-secret-u-s-government-into-space/ | |||||
| 5275 | Worldview 1 | Worldview 1 | USA | USA | Maxar Technologies Inc. | Commercial | Earth Observation | Optical Imaging | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 491 | 494 | 2.19E-04 | 97.3 | 94.5 | 4,500 | 3,200.00 | 2007/9/18 | 7.25 | Ball Aerospace | USA | Vandenberg AFB | Delta 2 | 2007-041A | 32060 | Provides earth imaging in eight color bands. | www.spacedebris.net 12/12 | http://www.kosmo.cz/modules.php?op=modload&name=kosmo&file=index&fil=/s/2007/041A.HTM | |
| 5276 | Worldview 2 | Worldview 2 | USA | USA | Maxar Technologies Inc. | Commercial | Earth Observation | Optical Imaging | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 765 | 767 | 1.40E-04 | 98.5 | 100.2 | 2,800 | 2009/10/8 | Ball Aerospace | USA | Vandenberg AFB | Delta 2 | 2009-055A | 35946 | Will provide earth imaging in eight color bands; 0.5 m resolution for panchromatic images and 1.8 m for multi-spectral. | www.spacedebris.net 12/12 | http://worldview2.digitalglobe.com/ | |||
| 5277 | Worldview 3 | Worldview 3 | USA | USA | Maxar Technologies Inc. | Commercial | Earth Observation | Optical Imaging/Infrared Imaging | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 612 | 614 | 1.43E-04 | 97.99 | 96.96 | 2,800 | 3,100.00 | 2014/8/13 | 12 | Ball Aerospace | USA | Vandenberg AFB | Atlas 5 | 2014-048A | 40115 | WorldView-3 provides 31 cm panchromatic resolution, 1.24 m MS (Multispectral) resolution, 3.7 m SWIR (Short-Wave Infrared) resolution, and 30 m CAVIS ( Clouds, Aerosols, Vapors, Ice, and Snow) resolution. | ZARYA | http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/Launches/Launches.php?year=2014 |
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