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CHIPS (satellite)

CHIPS (Cosmic Hot Interstellar Plasma Spectrometer, also Explorer 82 or UNEX-2, sometimes CHIPSAT) was a NASA Explorer program satellite. It was launched on 12 January 2003 from Vandenberg Air Force Base aboard a Delta II with the larger satellite ICESat, and had an intended mission duration of one year. CHIPS was the second of NASA's University Explorer…

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Apogee altitude
594 km (369 mi)
Bus
CHIPS
Contractor
Boeing Launch Services
COSPAR ID
2003-002B
Deactivated
11 April 2008
Dimensions
5 × 2.8 × 3.2 m (16.4 × 9.2 × 10.5 ft)

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CHIPS (satellite)

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Edges32
Triples25
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.060606
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CHIPS (satellite)

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Apogee altitude · 1
CHIPS (satellite) → 594 km (369 mi)
Bus · 1
CHIPS (satellite) → CHIPS
Contractor · 1
CHIPS (satellite) → Boeing Launch Services
COSPAR ID · 1
CHIPS (satellite) → 2003-002B
Deactivated · 1
CHIPS (satellite) → 11 April 2008
Dimensions · 1
CHIPS (satellite) → 5 × 2.8 × 3.2 m (16.4 × 9.2 × 10.5 ft)
Entered service · 1
CHIPS (satellite) → 2003
Inclination · 1
CHIPS (satellite) → 94.05°
Launch date · 1
CHIPS (satellite) → 13 January 2003, 00:45:00 UTC
Launch mass · 1
CHIPS (satellite) → 60 kg (130 lb)

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chips hot interstellar mission satellite cosmic plasma spectrometer explorer 2008 spacecraft spacedev extreme ultraviolet nasa march university vandenberg space sciences

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
CHIPS (satellite)Apogee altitude594 km (369 mi)1.00infobox
CHIPS (satellite)BusCHIPS1.00infobox
CHIPS (satellite)ContractorBoeing Launch Services1.00infobox
CHIPS (satellite)COSPAR ID2003-002B1.00infobox
CHIPS (satellite)Deactivated11 April 20081.00infobox
CHIPS (satellite)Dimensions5 × 2.8 × 3.2 m (16.4 × 9.2 × 10.5 ft)1.00infobox
CHIPS (satellite)Entered service20031.00infobox
CHIPS (satellite)Inclination94.05°1.00infobox
CHIPS (satellite)Launch date13 January 2003, 00:45:00 UTC1.00infobox
CHIPS (satellite)Launch mass60 kg (130 lb)1.00infobox
CHIPS (satellite)Launch siteVandenberg, SLC-2W1.00infobox
CHIPS (satellite)ManufacturerSpaceDev1.00infobox
CHIPS (satellite)Mission duration1 year (planned) 5 years, 3 months (achieved)1.00infobox
CHIPS (satellite)Mission typeExtreme ultraviolet research1.00infobox
CHIPS (satellite)NamesExplorer 82 UNEX-2 CHIPS1.00infobox
CHIPS (satellite)OperatorNASA / Space Sciences Laboratory1.00infobox
CHIPS (satellite)Perigee altitude578 km (359 mi)1.00infobox
CHIPS (satellite)Period96.40 minutes1.00infobox
CHIPS (satellite)Reference systemGeocentric orbit1.00infobox
CHIPS (satellite)RegimeLow Earth orbit1.00infobox
CHIPS (satellite)RocketDelta II 7320-10 (Delta 294)1.00infobox
CHIPS (satellite)SATCAT no.276431.00infobox
CHIPS (satellite)SpacecraftExplorer LXXXII1.00infobox
CHIPS (satellite)Spacecraft typeCosmic Hot Interstellar Plasma Spectrometer1.00infobox
CHIPS (satellite)WebsiteCHIPS1.00infobox

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