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CYGNSS

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Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System for NASA's Earth Science Division. The constellation of small satellites investigated air-sea interactions that take place in the core of the storms.

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Chronology

1 event

2016 December 15

13:37 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral RW31/13. LV Family: Pegasus. Launch Vehicle: Pegasus XL.
  • CYGNSS A - . Payload: CYGFM01. Mass: 18 kg (39 lb). Nation: USA. Class: Earth. Type: Weather satellite. Spacecraft: CYGNSS. USAF Sat Cat: 41887 . COSPAR: 2016-078D. Apogee: 537 km (333 mi). Perigee: 515 km (320 mi). Inclination: 35.00 deg. Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System for NASA's Earth Science Division. The constellation of small satellites will investigate air-sea interactions that take place in the core of the storms..
  • CYGNSS B - . Payload: CYGFM02. Mass: 18 kg (39 lb). Nation: USA. Class: Earth. Type: Weather satellite. Spacecraft: CYGNSS. USAF Sat Cat: 41886 . COSPAR: 2016-078C. Apogee: 537 km (333 mi). Perigee: 515 km (320 mi). Inclination: 35.00 deg.
  • CYGNSS C - . Payload: CYGFM03. Mass: 18 kg (39 lb). Nation: USA. Class: Earth. Type: Weather satellite. Spacecraft: CYGNSS. USAF Sat Cat: 41891 . COSPAR: 2016-078H. Apogee: 537 km (333 mi). Perigee: 515 km (320 mi). Inclination: 35.00 deg.
  • CYGNSS D - . Payload: CYGFM04. Mass: 18 kg (39 lb). Nation: USA. Class: Earth. Type: Weather satellite. Spacecraft: CYGNSS. USAF Sat Cat: 41885 . COSPAR: 2016-078B. Apogee: 537 km (333 mi). Perigee: 515 km (320 mi). Inclination: 35.00 deg.
  • CYGNSS E - . Payload: CYGFM05. Mass: 18 kg (39 lb). Nation: USA. Class: Earth. Type: Weather satellite. Spacecraft: CYGNSS. USAF Sat Cat: 41884 . COSPAR: 2016-078A. Apogee: 537 km (333 mi). Perigee: 515 km (320 mi). Inclination: 35.00 deg.
  • CYGNSS F - . Payload: CYGFM06. Mass: 18 kg (39 lb). Nation: USA. Class: Earth. Type: Weather satellite. Spacecraft: CYGNSS. USAF Sat Cat: 41889 . COSPAR: 2016-078F. Apogee: 537 km (333 mi). Perigee: 515 km (320 mi). Inclination: 35.00 deg.
  • CYGNSS G - . Payload: CYGFM07. Mass: 18 kg (39 lb). Nation: USA. Class: Earth. Type: Weather satellite. Spacecraft: CYGNSS. USAF Sat Cat: 41890 . COSPAR: 2016-078G. Apogee: 537 km (333 mi). Perigee: 515 km (320 mi). Inclination: 35.00 deg.
  • CYGNSS H - . Payload: CYGFM08. Mass: 18 kg (39 lb). Nation: USA. Class: Earth. Type: Weather satellite. Spacecraft: CYGNSS. USAF Sat Cat: 41888 . COSPAR: 2016-078E. Apogee: 537 km (333 mi). Perigee: 515 km (320 mi). Inclination: 35.00 deg.