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NORAD ID: 33393
Int'l Code: 2008-048A
Perigee: 623.6 km
Apogee: 643.5 km
Inclination: 9.3 °
Period: 97.2 minutes
Semi major axis: 7004 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 13140.62597154 .00001690 00000-0 13474-3 0 1573
2 33393 009.3454 262.9355 0014158 095.7128 264.4686 14.80924711251372
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for DEMOSAT/FALCON 1
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