Key statistics
Satellite AIM at a glance.
Uptime
6326
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.5
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.9
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for AIM.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: AIM
International designator: 2007-015A
Object number (NORAD): 31304
Object ID (CCSDS): 31304
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Decay date: Aug. 19, 2024
Period: 93.124 minutes
Inclination: 97.8948 deg
SMA: 6805.62 km
Apoapsis: 431.61 km
Periapsis: 423.36 km
RAAN: 5.7081 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0006061
Argument of periapsis: 84.5602 deg
Mean anomaly: 275.6337 deg
Mean motion: 15.46326561 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00056546 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0011408 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Feb. 12, 2024, 3:07 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Feb. 11, 2024, 9 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 AIM
TLE line 1: 1 31304U 07015A 24042.87500725 .00056546 00000-0 11408-2 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 31304 97.8948 5.7081 0006061 84.5602 275.6337 15.46326561923496
Live tracking on map
Satellite AIM has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No tracking available.
In-orbit conjunctions
Satellite AIM has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No conjunctions available.
Associated space launch
AIM was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Pegasus XL | Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM)’, on board a Pegasus XL space rocket.
The launch took place on April 25, 2007, 8:26 p.m. from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
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Pegasus XL | Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM)
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: April 25, 2007, 8:26 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Pegasus XL
Launch pad: Vandenberg Space Force Base
Location: Air launch to orbit
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Latest news about this satellite
NASA AIM Earth Orbiter Mission Ends Following Battery Issues
After more than 15 years of operation, NASA’s Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM) spacecraft has ceased operations due to battery issues.
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