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Class: Technology. Type: Military. Destination: Sun Synchronous Orbit. Nation: USA. Agency: U.S. Air Force. Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology. Typical orbit: 688 km x 705 km at 99 degrees inclination. Mass: 726 kg (1,600 lb).
Radsat Chronology - 1972 October 2 - Radsat - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: 576A1. Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Mass: 726 kg (1,600 lb). Perigee: 688 km (427 mi). Apogee: 705 km (438 mi). Inclination: 98.70 deg. Period: 98.70 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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