Objectives and Applications
C/NOFS (Communication/Navigation Outage Forecast System) was a collaborative demonstational mission with the objective to forecast the presence of ionospheric irregularities in Earth's equatorial region that adversely impact satellite communication and navigation systems. The satellite was launched in April 2008 and the mission was completed in November 2015.
Full Name
Communication/Navigation Outage Forecast System
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
DoD (USA)
Launch Date
16 Apr 2008
Mission Links
EOL Date
28 Nov 2015
Orbit Type
Highly elliptical
Orbit Period
97.3 minutes
Orbit Sense
Orbit Inclination
13 deg
Orbit Altitude
800 km
Orbit Longitude
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International Designator
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