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NORAD ID: 33393
Int'l Code: 2008-048A
Perigee: 620.1 km
Apogee: 638.3 km
Inclination: 9.3 °
Period: 97.1 minutes
Semi major axis: 7000 km
Launch date: September 28, 2008
Source: United States (US)
Comments: The 70-foot-tall [21-meter-tall] rocket successfully delivered a 364-pound [165-kg] hunk of aluminum nicknamed "Ratsat" to orbit on the launcher's fourth flight, ending a streak of three consecutive Falcon 1 failures dating back to 2006. The rocket initially reached an orbit stretching from a low point of 205 miles [330 km] to a high point of 404 miles [650 km]. The orbital inclination was 9.3 degrees.
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 33393U 08048A 14209.84250514 .00001500 00000-0 10643-3 0 4220
2 33393 009.3468 048.0565 0012986 043.2348 316.8869 14.82313610315875
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for DEMOSAT/FALCON 1
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