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Student Nitric Oxide Explorer
SNOE satellite
NamesExplorer 72, STEDI 1
Mission typeAtmospheric research
OperatorCU Boulder (LASP)[1]
COSPAR ID1998-012A
SATCAT no.25223
Websitelasp.colorado.edu/home/snoe/
Mission durationFinal: 5 years, 9 months, 17 days
Spacecraft properties
ManufacturerCU Boulder (LASP)[1]
Launch mass115 kg (254 lb)
Dimensions1.0 × 0.9 m (3.2 × 3.1 ft)[2]
Power37 watts
Start of mission
Launch dateFebruary 26, 1998, 07:07 (1998-02-26UTC07:07) UTC[3]
RocketPegasus XL HAPS F20
Launch siteVandenberg (Stargazer)
ContractorOrbital Sciences
End of mission
DisposalAtmospheric reentry
Decay date≈December 13, 2003, 09:34 (2003-12-13UTC09:35) UTC[1]
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeSun-synchronous
Eccentricity0.00324
Perigee altitude535 km (332 mi)
Apogee altitude580 km (360 mi)
Inclination97.7°
Period95.80 minutes
EpochFebruary 26, 1998, 02:07 UTC[3]
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The Student Nitric Oxide Explorer (SNOE) is a small earth orbiting atmospheric research NASA spacecraft. SNOE ("snowy") launched on February 26, 1998, and re-entered the Earth's atmosphere on Dec. 13, 2003.

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Category:Artificial satellites orbiting Earth Category:1998 in spaceflight

  1. ^ a b c Wade, Mark. "SNOE". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  2. ^ "Launch vehicle dynamic envelope diagram". University of Colorado Boulder. Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "SNOE - Trajectory Details". National Space Science Data Center. NASA. Retrieved June 28, 2016.