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RADCAL

American satellite. RADCAL was launched on June 25, 1993 aboard a Scout G-1 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1993-041ANORAD 22698United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
RADCAL
Other names
STP P92-1:PN
International designator
1993-041A
NORAD catalog number
22698
GCAT identifier
S22698
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/271

Mission

Mission type
Calibration
Use
Defense
Program
STP1
Owner
WSMC
Country
United States
Builder
CTA Space Systems Inc
Platform (bus)
Ministar

Launch

Date
June 25, 1993 · 23:30 UTC
Launch record
1993-041Success
Rocket
Scout G-1
Spaceport
Vandenberg · pad SLC5

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/P
Perigee
754 km
Apogee
887 km
Inclination
89.56°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
2011
End of operations
May 5, 2013

Size

Mass
87 kg
Dry mass
87 kg
Length
0.4 m
Diameter
0.80 m
Span
6.1 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q5642922 (CC0).