EARTHCARE

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EARTHCARE is classified as:

Earth resources
Space & Earth Science

NORAD ID: 59908

Int'l Code: 2024-101A

Perigee: 402.0 km

Apogee: 404.0 km

Inclination: 97.0 °

Period: 92.5 minutes

Semi major axis: 6773 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: May 28, 2024
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: AIR FORCE WESTERN TEST RANGE (AFWTR)

EARTHCARE (derived from Earth Cloud, Aerosol and Radiation Explorer) is a joint European/Japanese (ESA / JAXA / NICT) satellite, the sixth of ESA's Earth Explorer Programme. The main goal of the mission is the observation and characterization of clouds and aerosols as well as measuring the reflected solar radiation and the infrared radiation emitted from Earth's surface and atmosphere.

1 59908U 24101A   24289.80143306  .00029019  00000-0  40016-3 0  9994
2 59908  96.9925  54.9377 0001522  75.8395 284.3030 15.57167775 21740

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC