Overview
Established in 1958, NASA is an independent agency of the federal government of USA which oversees the civilian space program, aeronautics and space research. These are the 22 satellites operated by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), based on the interactive table representation of the UCS Satellite Database (1 Jan, 2022) compiled by the Union of Concerned Scientist (UCS).
Majority of these satellites are LEO satellites, with around 9 (40.9%) launched so far.
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TESS.
TESS is a government satellite operated by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (USA) for the purpose of space science.
Constructed by NASA/MIT (USA), it was launched into space using Falcon 9 as the launch vehicle from Cape Canaveral on 18 April 2018. TESS orbits around the Earth as a Elliptical satellite.
TESS has a launch mass of 362 kg and is expected to have a operational lifetime of 20 years. It navigates with the COSPAR ID 2018-038A and NORAD ID 43435.
With an orbital eccentricity of 9.53E-01, the satellite's perigee, which is the point of the orbit closest to the Earth's center of mass, is 258km while its apogee, which is the point of the orbit farthest from the Earth's center of mass, is 268,488km. It takes 8,758 minutes to orbit the Earth at an inclination of 30 degrees to the equatorial plane of the Earth.
SMAP.
A government satellite, SMAP is operated by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of USA for the purpose of earth observation (Earth Science).
Delivered via Delta 2 (launch vehicle) from Vandenberg AFB, it was launched into space on 31 January 2015 and orbits the Earth as a sun-synchronous LEO satellite. SMAP was constructed by Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA) (USA).
Designated with COSPAR ID 2015-003A and NORAD ID 40376, SMAP is designed to operate in space for a lifetime of 3 years.
With an orbital eccentricity of 1.85E-03, the satellite's perigee, which is the point of the orbit closest to the Earth's center of mass, is 660km while its apogee, which is the point of the orbit farthest from the Earth's center of mass, is 686km. It takes 98 minutes to orbit the Earth at an inclination of 98 degrees to the equatorial plane of the Earth.
IRIS.
Designed for space science, IRIS is a government satellite operated by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (USA).
Delivered via L1011 (launch vehicle) from Vandenberg AFB, it was launched into space on 28 June 2013 and orbits the Earth as a sun-synchronous LEO satellite. IRIS was constructed by Lockheed Martin Space Systems Advanced Technology Center (ATC) (USA).
Designed with an operational lifetime of 2 years, IRIS has a launch mass of 236 kg and dry mass of 678 kg. It navigates with the COSPAR ID 2013-033A and NORAD ID 39197.
Using its self-produced usable power of 50 watts, IRIS orbits at an inclination of 98 degrees to the equatorial plane of the Earth.
The satellite's perigee, which is the point of the orbit closest to the Earth's center of mass, is 620km while its apogee, which is the point of the orbit farthest from the Earth's center of mass, is 664km. Its orbit has an eccentricity of 3.14E-03 and it takes 98 minutes to orbit the Earth.
ICON.
Second heaviest satellite launched by Pegasus into space at 288 kg
A government satellite, ICON is operated by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of USA for the purpose of space science.
Delivered via Pegasus (launch vehicle) from Stargazer L-1011, it was launched into space on 11 October 2019 and orbits the Earth as a non-polar inclined LEO satellite. ICON was constructed by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (USA).
ICON has a launch mass of 288 kg and navigates with the COSPAR ID 2019-068A and NORAD ID 44628.
With an orbital eccentricity of 1.58E-03, the satellite's perigee, which is the point of the orbit closest to the Earth's center of mass, is 579km while its apogee, which is the point of the orbit farthest from the Earth's center of mass, is 601km. It takes 97 minutes to orbit the Earth at an inclination of 27 degrees to the equatorial plane of the Earth.
A government satellite, PACE-1 is operated by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of USA for the purpose of technology demonstration.
Delivered via Falcon 9 (launch vehicle) from Cape Canaveral, it was launched into space on 30 June 2021 and orbits the Earth as a sun-synchronous LEO satellite. PACE-1 was constructed by NASA Ames Research Center (USA).
PACE-1 has a launch mass of 10 kg and navigates with the COSPAR ID 2021-059G and NORAD ID 48909.
Taking 94 minutes to orbit the Earth, the satellite's perigee, which is the point of the orbit closest to the Earth's center of mass, is 524km while its apogee, which is the point of the orbit farthest from the Earth's center of mass, is 536km. The eccentricity of the orbit is 8.70E-04 and it orbits at an inclination of 98 degrees to the equatorial plane of the Earth.
A government satellite, Icesat-2 is operated by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of USA for the purpose of earth science (Laser Imaging).
Constructed by Northrup Grumman Information Systems (USA), it was launched into space using Delta 2 as the launch vehicle from Vandenberg AFB on 15 September 2018. Icesat-2 orbits around the Earth as a polar LEO satellite.
With a launch mass of 1,515kg, Icesat-2 is designed to operate in space for a lifetime of 3 years. It orbits around the Earth with the COSPAR ID 2018-070A and NORAD ID 43613.
With an orbital eccentricity of 9.51E-04, the satellite's perigee, which is the point of the orbit closest to the Earth's center of mass, is 455km while its apogee, which is the point of the orbit farthest from the Earth's center of mass, is 468km. It takes 94 minutes to orbit the Earth at an inclination of 93 degrees to the equatorial plane of the Earth.
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