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Class: Technology. Type: Military. Destination: Medium Earth Orbit. Nation: USA. Agency: U.S. Air Force. Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology. Typical orbit: 627 km x 638 km at 99 degrees inclination. Mass: 208 kg (458 lb).
RADCAT Chronology - 1968 August 16 - Radcat - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: SLC3E. Launch Vehicle: Atlas. FAILURE: Failure.
- 1972 October 2 - RADCAT - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: 576A1. Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Mass: 208 kg (458 lb). Perigee: 627 km (389 mi). Apogee: 638 km (396 mi). Inclination: 98.60 deg. Period: 97.40 min.
Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A).
Bibliography:- McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page (launch records), Harvard University, 1997-present. Web Address when accessed: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
- JPL Mission and Spacecraft Library, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1997. Web Address when accessed: http://msl.jpl.nasa.gov/home.html.
- Lockheed Martin Coporation, Atlas Family Fact Sheets, September 1998.. Web Address when accessed: http://www.lmco.com/ILS/txtmain/ils_lsysinfo.htm.
- McDowell, Jonathan, Launch Log, October 1998. Web Address when accessed: http://hea-www.harvard.edu/~jcm/space/log/launch.html.
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