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CHAMP re-entry
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The CHAllenging Mini-Satellite Payload (CHAMP) is predicted to re-enter the Earths atmosphere on the 11th September, 2010 @ --:-- GMT  ± -- hours.

Period:                     89.71 minutes
Inclination:               87.21°
Apogee:                   264 km
Perigee:                   256 km
Size:                        1.38 metres
Revolution Number: -
Predicted Location:  -

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The CHAllenging Mini-Satellite Payload (CHAMP) is predicted to re-enter the Earths atmosphere on the 7th September, 2010 @ --:-- GMT  ± -- hours.

Period:                     89.74 minutes
Inclination:               87.22°
Apogee:                   265 km
Perigee:                   258 km
Size:                        2.3 metres
Revolution Number: -
Predicted Location:  -


TLE Data
CHAMP
1 26405U 00039B 10213.88414733 +.00061390 +24303-6 +92215-4 0 04933
2 26405 087.2183 144.7429 0005156 108.3728 251.8121 16.04570844574965


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CHAllenging Minisatellite Payload (CHAMP) is a German satellite launched July 15, 2000 from Plesetzk, Russia currently being used for atmospheric and ionospheric research, as well as other geoscientific applications, such as GPS radio occultation.
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The CHAllenging Mini-Satellite Payload (CHAMP) is used for geophysical research and application. This mission is scheduled to last five years in order to provide a sufficiently long observation time to resolve long-term temporal variations primarily in the magnetic field, in the gravity field and within the atmosphere. CHAMP was launched on 15 July 2000.
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