TOMS-EP American earth atmosphere satellite. Earth Observing satellite built by TRW for NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), USA. Launched 1996. Used the T100 bus.
1996 July 2 - .
07:48 GMT - .
Launch Site: Point Arguello.
Launch Complex: Point Arguello WADZ.
Launch Pad: Aircraft from Vandenberg.. Launch Platform: L-1011. LV Family: Pegasus.
Launch Vehicle: Pegasus XL.
TOMS-EP - .
Mass: 248 kg (546 lb). Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA Greenbelt.
Class: Earth.
Type: Atmosphere satellite. Spacecraft Bus: T100.
Spacecraft: TOMS-EP.
USAF Sat Cat: 23940 . COSPAR: 1996-037A. Apogee: 746 km (463 mi). Perigee: 705 km (438 mi). Inclination: 98.30 deg. Period: 99.30 min. LEO. Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer-Earth Probe; atmospheric ozone mapping. Air dropped in Point Arguello WADZ..