Payload (satellite)
ISS (UNITY)
OperationalLEO
International (ISS)
International (ISS)ISS (UNITY) is a satellite launched 1998-12-04 by International (ISS).
About
Unity, also known as Node 1, is the first U.S.-built component of the International Space Station (ISS). This cylindrical module, constructed of aluminium by Boeing for NASA, serves as the critical link between the orbiting laboratory's Russian Orbital Segment and US Orbital Segment.
Right now
Dotted: where it has been. Solid: the next orbit and a half. Orbit data from CelesTrak, map from NASA Blue Marble. All credits
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Facts
NORAD ID25575
International designator1998-069F
TypePayload (satellite)
StatusOperational
OwnerInternational (ISS)
Launch date1998-12-04
Launch siteCape Canaveral, USA
Orbital period93 min
Inclination51.63°
Apogee424 km
Perigee415 km