REX 2

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REX 2 is classified as:

Military

NORAD ID: 23814

Int'l Code: 1996-014A

Perigee: 799.7 km

Apogee: 835.2 km

Inclination: 90.1 °

Period: 101.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 7188 km

RCS: 0.6208 m² (medium)

Launch date: March 9, 1996
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: AIR FORCE WESTERN TEST RANGE (AFWTR)

REX 2 (Radiation EXperiment 2) was an American military minispacecraft launched from Vandenberg AFB by a Pegasus XL rocket. The rocket was carried aloft in the belly of a L-1011 aircraft to 12 km altitude before release and ignition. It is an Air Force Rome Laboratory ionospheric research satellite which will test the effects of the atmosphere on radio transmissions, and will employ GPS for on-board navigation and attitude control.

1 23814U 96014A   17172.87769204 +.00000034 +00000-0 +96980-5 0  9993
2 23814 090.1093 318.2661 0024634 094.2135 266.1874 14.24457325105852

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC