Atmospheric Neutral Density Experiment

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The Atmospheric Neutral Density Experiment (ANDE) is an experiment using two spherical satellites to measure the effects of atmospheric drag on spacecraft. ANDE is part of the Space Test Program of the United States Department of Defense, and was deployed in September 2006 from the Space Shuttle Discovery.

2006 WebsiteWikimediaWikidata
ANDE; ANDE Risk Reduction; STP-H2-ANDE; Space Test Program-H2-Atmospheric Neutral Density Experiment
space mission, Space Shuttle


Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

    2006-12-10T00:00:00Z
    2006-12-10T00:00:00Z
    2006 Atmospheric Neutral Density Experiment
    2006-12-10T00:00:00Z
    2006-12-10T00:00:00Z
    rocket launch
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    ANDE logoANDE logo
    MAAFinal2MAAFinal2
    FCalFinal2FCalFinal2
    Bob Bruninga with the ANDE amateur radio transponder satellite, 18 August 2005Bob Bruninga with the ANDE amateur radio transponder satellite, 18 August 2005
    Bob Bruninga with the ANDE amateur radio transponder satellite, 18 August 2005Bob Bruninga with the ANDE amateur radio transponder satellite, 18 August 2005
    STS-116 ANDE Released (S116-E-07828)STS-116 ANDE Released (S116-E-07828)
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      commonsimageANDE logo Commons
      commonsimageMAAFinal2 Commons
      commonsimageFCalFinal2 Commons
      commonsimageBob Bruninga with the ANDE amateur radio transponder satellite, 18 August 2005 Commons
      commonsimageBob Bruninga with the ANDE amateur radio transponder satellite, 18 August 2005 Commons
      commonsimageSTS-116 ANDE Released (S116-E-07828) Commons