CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- SNOE
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Full Name
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Student Nitric Oxide Explorer
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Status
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Mission complete
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Mission Agencies
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CU Boulder
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Launch Date
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26 Feb 1998
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Mission Links
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mission site | mission site
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EOL Date
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13 Dec 2003
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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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Sun-synchronous
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Orbit Period
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Orbit Sense
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Orbit Inclination
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97.75 deg
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Orbit Altitude
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553 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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SNOE was a small satellite student project of the University of Colorado (CU) at Boulder, CO with the objective to measure the altitudinal density variation of nitric oxide in the atmosphere.
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Mission Measurements
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Mission Instruments
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