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    CALSPHERE 4A
            Launch Details
            
                
        
                    | Launched | 12 August 1965 | 
| Flight ended | – | 
| Status | Operational | 
| Categories | Radar Calibration Active satellites | 
| Launch site | Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA | 
| Owner | United States | 
| NORAD ID | 1520 | 
| COSPAR ID | 1965-065H | 
| Observing | 
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 89.908° | 
| Eccentricity | 0.00706 | 
| RA ascending node | 8.308 hr | 
| Argument perigee | 33.617° | 
| Mean anomaly | 140.015° | 
| Orbital period | 107.766 min | 
| Epoch of osculation | 30 Oct 2025, 06:59 | 
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 1077.5 km | 
| Mean Altitude | 1130.5 km | 
| Peak Altitude | 1183.5 km | 
Orbital History
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Launched alongside
THOR ABLESTAR DEB THOR ABLESTAR R/B DODECAPOLE 2 THOR ABLESTAR DEB TEMPSAT 1 OPS 8464 NAVSPASUR ROD 1 THOR ABLESTAR DEB THOR ABLESTAR DEB PORCUPINE 2 OPS 8464 DEB TRANSIT 5B-7 DEB THOR ABLESTAR DEB THOR ABLESTAR DEB THOR ABLESTAR DEB THOR ABLESTAR DEB TRANSIT 5B-7 DEB DODECAPOLE 2 DEB