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COBE

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 102 minutes, on an orbit tilted 98.9° from the equator, between 846 and 875 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About COBE

COBE is a satellite from the United States, launched on Nov 18, 1989 from Air Force Western Test Range.

It circles Earth every 102 minutes (14.1 times a day), between 868 and 882 km up, on an orbit tilted 98.9° to the equator, so its path covers latitudes up to 81° north and south.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

Cosmic Background Explorer · decommissioned NASA space observatory

Wikipedia article ↗ · Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 16 days its lowest point went from 868 km to 868 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
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From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.