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Lincoln Calibration Sphere 1
Satellite used for RADAR calibration. Lincoln Calibration Sphere 1 was launched on May 6, 1965 aboard a Titan IIIA from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 1965-034CNORAD 1361United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- LCS 1
- Common name
- Lincoln Calibration Sphere 1
- International designator
- 1965-034C
- NORAD catalog number
- 1361
- GCAT identifier
- S01361
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.106
Mission
- Mission type
- Calibration
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- LCS
- Owner
- USAF SSD
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Rohr Corp.
- Platform (bus)
- LCS
Launch
- Date
- May 6, 1965 · 15:00 UTC
- Launch record
- 1965-034Success
- Rocket
- Titan IIIA
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC20
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- MEO
- Perigee
- 2,776 km
- Apogee
- 2,800 km
- Inclination
- 32.13°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- May 6, 1965
- End of operations
- May 6, 1965
Size
- Mass
- 34 kg
- Dry mass
- 34 kg
- Length
- 1.1 m
- Diameter
- 1.10 m
- Span
- 1.1 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q11756908 (CC0).