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Class: Military. Type: SDI. Nation: USA. Agency: U.S. Air Force(USA 19).

SDIO sensor tests.

Typical orbit: 248 x 467 km, 38.4 deg inclinaton. Mass: 6,000 kg (13,200 lb).

SDI Chronology
  • 1986 September 5 - Delta 180 Sensor Module - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC17B. Launch Vehicle: Delta. Perigee: 215 km (133 mi). Apogee: 539 km (334 mi). Inclination: 22.70 deg. Period: 92.09 min.

  • 1986 September 5 - USA 19 - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC17B. Launch Vehicle: Delta. Perigee: 213 km (132 mi). Apogee: 748 km (464 mi). Inclination: 39.10 deg. Period: 94.20 min.
    SDIO sensor tests. Spacecraft engaged in practical applications and uses of space technology such as weather or communication (US Cat C).

  • 1988 February 8 - Delta 181 Subsatellite 7 - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC17B. Launch Vehicle: Delta.

  • 1988 February 8 - SPX - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC17B. Launch Vehicle: Delta.

  • 1988 February 8 - Delta 181 Subsatellite 8 - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC17B. Launch Vehicle: Delta.

  • 1988 February 8 - Delta 181 Subsatellite 9 - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC17B. Launch Vehicle: Delta.

  • 1988 February 8 - Delta 181 Subsatellite 11 - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC17B. Launch Vehicle: Delta.

  • 1988 February 8 - Solid Motor Subsatellite - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC17B. Launch Vehicle: Delta.

  • 1988 February 8 - Sensor Cal Reference Subsat - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC17B. Launch Vehicle: Delta.

  • 1988 February 8 - Delta 181 Subsatellite 10 - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC17B. Launch Vehicle: Delta.

  • 1988 February 8 - Delta 181 Subsatellite 4 - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC17B. Launch Vehicle: Delta.

  • 1988 February 8 - Delta 181 Subsatellite 3 - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC17B. Launch Vehicle: Delta.

  • 1988 February 8 - Delta 181 Subsatellite 1 - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC17B. Launch Vehicle: Delta.

  • 1988 February 8 - Delta 181 Subsatellite 5 - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC17B. Launch Vehicle: Delta.

  • 1988 February 8 - Delta 181 Sensor Module - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC17B. Launch Vehicle: Delta. Perigee: 287 km (178 mi). Apogee: 314 km (195 mi). Inclination: 30.70 deg. Period: 90.53 min.

  • 1988 February 8 - USA 30 - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC17B. Launch Vehicle: Delta. Mass: 6,000 kg (13,200 lb). Perigee: 225 km (139 mi). Apogee: 342 km (212 mi). Inclination: 28.60 deg. Period: 90.20 min.
    Military tracking exercise; released subsatellites. Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B).

  • 1988 February 8 - Delta 181 Subsatellite 2 - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC17B. Launch Vehicle: Delta.

  • 1989 March 24 - USA 36 - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC17B. Launch Vehicle: Delta. Perigee: 307 km (190 mi). Apogee: 312 km (193 mi). Inclination: 47.70 deg. Period: 90.70 min.
    Spacecraft engaged in practical applications and uses of space technology such as weather or communication (US Cat C).

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