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Calsphere
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Class: Calibration. Destination: Medium Earth Orbit. Nation: USA. Agency: U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy. Radar calibration objects (but also cover for other classified subsatellites). Typical orbit: 786 km circular orbit, 88.1 deg inclination. Associated Launch Vehicle: Atlas F, Thor Able-Star, Thor Agena D, Thor Burner. Calsphere Chronology
- 1968 August 16 - AVL-802 Rigid Sphere - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Vehicle: Atlas F. FAILURE: Failure.
- 1968 August 16 - AVL-802 Grid Sphere 7-2 - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Vehicle: Atlas F. FAILURE: Failure.
- 1968 August 16 - AVL-802 Mylar Sphere - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Vehicle: Atlas F. FAILURE: Failure.
Bibliography and Further Reading
- McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page, Harvard University, 1997-present. Jonathan McDowell's complete on-line listing of all objects orbited and over 20,000 rocket launches Accessed at: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
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