CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- WESTPAC
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Full Name
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Western Pacific Satellite
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Status
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Operational (nominal)
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Mission Agencies
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Electro Optic Systems Pty Limited
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Launch Date
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10 Jul 1998
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Mission Links
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EOL Date
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Jul 2028
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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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101 minutes
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Orbit Sense
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Orbit Inclination
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98.86 deg
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Orbit Altitude
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835 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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WESTPAC, formerly known as WPLTN (Western Pacific Laser Tracking Network) satellite, is a commercial Australian communications and geodetic research satellite owned by Electro Optic Systems Pty Limited (EOS), Queanbeyan, NSW (New South Wales), Australia. WESTPAC is a passive satellite, the objective is to enhance the contribution of satellite laser ranging (SLR), in particular to space geodesy in the Western Pacific, to serve in the development of free space optical communications, and also to s
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Mission Measurements
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Mission Instruments
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OpenSearch Datasets
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Selected IDN OpenSearch Results (search all 1  )
CDDIS_SLR_predictions
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