United States Air ForceScout G-1Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
RADCAL
Launched
June 25, 1993
Summary
RADCAL launched on an United States Air Force Scout G-1 from Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on June 25, 1993. It was United States Air Force's 924th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 3,827th orbital launch attempt. It was the 16th Scout G-1 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). RADCAL, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 764 × 892 km orbit inclined 89.6°. 8 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Scout G-1 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Target · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 16th Scout G-1 flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 924th launch4th this yearhumanity's 3,827th orbital launch attempt42nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
RADCAL · NORAD 22698 · 1993-041 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- RADCAL
- Object ID
- 1993-041A
- Epoch
- 1993-06-26 15:48:30 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.21264628 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.008891
- Inclination
- 89.5586°
- Ascending node
- 327.4533°
- Arg. of perigee
- 265.2092°
- Mean anomaly
- 95.522°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 9
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
8 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 6 components; 4 still in orbit
- RADCAL · NORAD 22698 · in orbit
Scout S217C Stage 4 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
RadCal (Radar Calibration) is small satellite to calibrate the Space Command radars to determine orbital positions of other satellites to within a few meters.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
68th launch from Space Launch Complex 5, 1st this year · 554th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
69 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
216 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did RADCAL launch?
RADCAL launched on June 25, 1993. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch RADCAL?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched RADCAL?
Scout G-1, flown by United States Air Force. Scout G-1 spec sheet
Where did RADCAL launch from?
Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did RADCAL reach?
RADCAL, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 764 × 892 km orbit inclined 89.6°.
How many satellites did RADCAL launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).