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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | AIM (Aeronomy of Ice in Mesosphere) | AIM | USA | USA | Center for Atmospheric Sciences, Hampton University/NASA | Government | Earth Observation | Earth Science | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 544 | 552 | 5.78E-04 | 97.9 | 96.2 | 215 | 197 | 216.00 | 2007/4/25 | 2 | Orbital Sciences Corp. | USA | Vandenberg AFB | Pegasus XL | 2007-015A | 31304 | Study noctilucent clouds (NLC) in the polar mesosphere. In 2011 the mission was extended through FY 2012. | www.satellitedebris.net 12/12 | http://aim.hamptonu.edu/ |
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