DANDE Mission

Objectives and Applications

The goal of the DANDE mission is to provide an improved understanding of the satellite drag environment in the lower-thermosphere at low-cost.

Mission Summary

Full Name
Drag and Atmospheric Neutral Density Explorer
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
CU Boulder
Launch Date
29 Sep 2013
Mission Links
EOL Date
09 Jan 2014
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Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Highly elliptical
Orbit Period
103 minutes
Orbit Sense
Orbit Inclination
80 deg
Orbit Altitude
1500 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
Repeat Cycle
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