Objectives and Applications
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
Full Name
Atmospheric Neutral Density Experiment
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
NRL
Launch Date
10 Dec 2006
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EOL Date
08 May 2008
Orbit Type
Inclined, non-sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
Orbit Sense
Orbit Inclination
51.6 deg
Orbit Altitude
236 km
Orbit Longitude
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International Designator
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