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Other Designations: Radiation Meteoroid. Class: Earth. Type: Micrometeoroid. Nation: USA. Agency: NASA.

Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space.

Typical orbit: 303 km x 526 km at 37 degrees inclination. Mass: 46 kg (101 lb).


RM Chronology
  • 1968 August 16 - RM-18 - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: SLC3E. Launch Vehicle: Atlas. FAILURE: Failure.

  • 1970 November 9 - RM-1; RMS - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Complex: LA3A. Launch Vehicle: Scout. Mass: 46 kg (101 lb). Perigee: 303 km (188 mi). Apogee: 526 km (326 mi). Inclination: 37.40 deg. Period: 92.70 min.
    Radiation Meteoroid. Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B).


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