Spacecraft information: RIGIDSPHERE 2

Launch Details
Launched 6 August 1971
Flight ended
Status Operational
Categories Radar Calibration
Active satellites
Launch site Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 5398
COSPAR ID 1971-067E
Alternative names LCS 4
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 87.622°
Eccentricity 0.00592
RA ascending node 23.179 hr
Argument perigee 341.052°
Mean anomaly 18.848°
Orbital period 100.151 min
Epoch of osculation 16 May 2026, 05:58

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 730.5 km
Mean Altitude 772.8 km
Peak Altitude 815.1 km

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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