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NORAD 218 · Rocket body · Reentered 1961-12-31

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Launched
1961-12-22 · Vandenberg, USA
Country / operator
US (United States)
Object type
Rocket body
Purpose
Signals intelligence
Mass
5 kg
Size
0.1 × 0.2 m
Orbit class
LEO (< 2,000 km)
Perigee × Apogee
180 × 201 km
Inclination
89.7°
Period
88.2 min
Eccentricity
0.0016
Orbit data
Reconstructed from catalog orbit

Mass, size and purpose from GCAT (J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0).

Same launch

Other objects cataloged from the same launch day and site: co-passengers and the rocket body.