CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- ANDE
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Full Name
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Atmospheric Neutral Density Experiment
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Status
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Mission complete
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Mission Agencies
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NRL
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Launch Date
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10 Dec 2006
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Mission Links
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EOL Date
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08 May 2008
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EO Portal Info
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NORAD Catalog #
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International Designator
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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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51.6 deg
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Orbit Altitude
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236 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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ANDE is a low-cost mission of NRL (Naval Research Laboratory) to demonstrate a method to monitor the thermospheric neutral density at an altitude of about 400 km. The primary mission objective is to provide total neutral density along the orbit (between ~ 400-100 km) for improved orbit determination of resident space objects
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Mission Measurements
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Mission Instruments
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