Experimental
NORAD ID: 33393
Int'l Code: 2008-048A
Perigee: 617.3 km
Apogee: 636.0 km
Inclination: 9.3 °
Period: 97.1 minutes
Semi major axis: 6997 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 15030.64130955 .00002633 00000-0 23917-3 0 5459
2 33393 009.3461 161.4349 0013346 127.0361 233.1060 14.83113025343497
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for DEMOSAT/FALCON 1
