CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY - ISS: WORF -
Full Name ISS: Window Observational Research Facility Status Operational (nominal)
Mission Agencies NASA Launch Date 04 May 2010
Mission Links mission site EOL Date May 2025
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Orbit Type Inclined, non-sun-synchronous Orbit Period 90 minutes
Orbit Sense Orbit Inclination 51.6 deg
Orbit Altitude 360 km Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST Repeat Cycle
Objectives and Applications WORF is a NASA payload rack facility which was flown to the ISS on the STS-131 mission (April 5-18, 2010) and installed into the US Destiny Laboratory.WORF provides a new capability for scientific and commercial payloads and will be a resource for public outreach and educational opportunities for Earth sciences (e.g., the EarthKAM, etc.). The WORF rack is located inside the Earth-facing side of the US Destiny laboratory module
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