CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
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Full Name
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Thermosphere Ionosphere Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics mission
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Status
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N/A
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Mission Agencies
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NASA
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Launch Date
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07 Dec 2001
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Mission Links
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mission site
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EOL Date
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07 Dec 2010
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EO Portal Info
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NORAD Catalog #
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26998 (TLE)
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International Designator
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2001-055B
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Orbit Type
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Inclined, non-sun-synchronous
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Orbit Period
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Orbit Sense
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Orbit Inclination
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74.1 deg
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Orbit Altitude
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625 km
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Orbit Longitude
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Orbit LST
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Repeat Cycle
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Objectives and Applications
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Investigates the influences of the sun and humans on the least explored and understood region of the Earth's atmosphere - the mesosphere and lower thermosphere/ionosphere (MLTI).
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Mission Measurements
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Mission Instruments
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