Military
NORAD ID: 23814
Int'l Code: 1996-014A
Perigee: 803.2 km
Apogee: 833.2 km
Inclination: 90.1 °
Period: 101.1 minutes
Semi major axis: 7189 km
Launch date: March 9, 1996
Source: United States (US)
Comments: 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.
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 23814U 96014A 14205.36255890 .00000071 00000-0 26005-4 0 1940
2 23814 090.1358 303.6667 0020828 341.5999 087.3311 14.24238390954699
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for REX 2
