Tempsat-1
Mission type | Radar Calibration Object |
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Operator | United States Navy |
COSPAR ID | 1965-065E ![]() |
SATCAT no. | 1512 |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 13 August 1965 (1965-08-13) |
Rocket | Thor Ablestar |
Launch site | Vandenberg Air Force Base launch site SLC2E |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | LEO |
Semi-major axis | 7,512 kilometers (4,668 mi) |
Eccentricity | 0.02618 |
Perigee altitude | 1,088.8 kilometers (676.5 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 1,193.4 kilometers (741.5 mi)[1] |
Inclination | 89.9° |
Period | 108 minutes |
Tempsat-1 was a United States Navy Radar calibration object, launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base on a Thor Ablestar on August 13, 1965. It was a 14 inches (36 cm), unguided sphere. It was mainly used in investigation of spacecraft technology and orbits.[2][3][4][5]
References
- ^ "Technical details for satellite TEMPSAT 1". N2YO.com - Real Time Satellite Tracking and Predictions. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
- ^ "Encyclopedia Astronautica Index: T". www.astronautix.com. Archived from the original on July 10, 2016. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
- ^ "NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
- ^ Vitek, Antonin. "1965-065E - Tempsat 1". www.lib.cas.cz. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
- ^ "Tempsat 1, 2". space.skyrocket.de. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
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