DEMOSAT/FALCON 1

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DEMOSAT/FALCON 1 is classified as:

Experimental

NORAD ID: 33393

Int'l Code: 2008-048A

Perigee: 610.3 km

Apogee: 628.1 km

Inclination: 9.3 °

Period: 96.9 minutes

Semi major axis: 6990 km

RCS: 3.3797 m² (large)

Launch date: September 28, 2008
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: Kwajalein (KWAJ)

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.

1 33393U 08048A   22143.58919077  .00002623  00000-0  22319-3 0  9992
2 33393   9.3454 120.9043 0012698 173.6083 186.4279 14.85484991740899

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC