DODECAPOLE
Class: Calibration. Destination: Medium Earth Orbit. Nation: USA. Agency: U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, U.S. Army.

Typical orbit: 939 km x 992 km at 70.1 to 90 degrees inclination. Mass: 4.00 kg (8.80 lb). Associated Launch Vehicle: Thor Able-Star, Thor Agena D.


DODECAPOLE Chronology
  • 1965 August 13 - Dodecapole 2 - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Vehicle: Thor Able-Star. Mass: 4.00 kg (8.80 lb). Perigee: 979 km (608 mi). Apogee: 1,051 km (653 mi). Inclination: 90.00 deg. Period: 105.40 min.

    Surveillance Calibration; dodecahedron; extended 12 25 ft. antennas. Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A).

  • 1965 March 9 - DODECAPOLE 1/Porcupine 1 - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Vehicle: Thor Agena D. Mass: 4.00 kg (8.80 lb). Perigee: 901 km (559 mi). Apogee: 930 km (570 mi). Inclination: 70.10 deg. Period: 103.30 min.

    Surveillance calibration. Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A).


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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