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SURCAL 1A

NORAD 508 · Payload · Reentered 1966-01-18

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Launched
1962-12-13 · Vandenberg, USA
Country / operator
US (United States)
Object type
Payload
Purpose
Calibration
Mass
4 kg
Size
0.2 × 0.2 m
Orbit class
LEO (< 2,000 km)
Perigee × Apogee
164 × 253 km
Inclination
70.2°
Period
88.5 min
Eccentricity
0.0068
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.