Monday, October 26, 1998

SNOE

 1998-012A


The Student Nitric Oxide Explorer (SNOE) is a Unex/STEDI satellite to measure variations of the NO density in the lower thermosphere (90 to 200 km) caused by solar effects. Built and operated by LASP/U Colorado-Boulder, the satellite is 120 kg and is 0.9m high, 1.0m diameter. Planned orbit is 550 x 550 x 97.5. The Pegasus drop point was 36.0N 123.0W at 11.9 km altitude. (Keith Stein reported drop at 18.5N 135W)


SNOE 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1998 Feb 26  0605  L-1011 takeoff from VAFB 
 0707  Pegasus XL launch over Pacific 
  T+00:05 Pegasus F-27 Stage 1 burn 
  T+01:15 Stage 1 BO 
  T+01:31 Stage 1 sep 
  T+01:31 Stage 2 burn 
  T+2:09 Fairing sep
  T+2:43 Stage 2 burnout 
  T+6:58 Stage 2 sep 
 
T+7:09 Stage 3 burn 
 0715 T+8:17 Stage 3 cutoff  
 0717  T+10:11? SNOE sep 
 0718? DPAF sep 
 0719? T1 sep 
1998 Feb 26  1605   95.81 534 x 580 x 97.8 
1998 Mar 7  0435  95.81 534 x 580 x 97.8

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