RADCAL

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite RADCAL at a glance.

Uptime

11637

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.2

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

89.5

Latest

Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for RADCAL.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: RADCAL

International designator: 1993-041A

Object number (NORAD): 22698

Object ID (CCSDS): 22698

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.12 minutes

Inclination: 89.4952 deg

SMA: 7189.838 km

Apoapsis: 876.914 km

Periapsis: 746.492 km

RAAN: 83.8299 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0090699

Argument of periapsis: 82.3256 deg

Mean anomaly: 278.8225 deg

Mean motion: 14.24046323 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000313 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00012468 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: May 5, 2025, 2:11 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: May 4, 2025, 9:19 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 RADCAL

TLE line 1: 1 22698U 93041A 25124.88882493 .00000313 00000-0 12468-3 0 9999

TLE line 2: 2 22698 89.4952 83.8299 0090699 82.3256 278.8225 14.24046323654080

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite RADCAL.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object RADCAL.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
COSMOS 1275 DEB LEO 2025-04-27 03:29:33 0.0001291492 247.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB LEO 2025-04-23 12:32:35 0.0008542087 473.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-01-30 04:28:21 0.0001979746 671.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A R/B LEO 2025-01-20 08:20:07 0.0001624277 828.0 (m) ROCKET BODY
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-01-02 10:58:04 0.0002121271 74.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

RadCal (Radar Calibration) is small satellite to calibrate the Space Command radars to determine orbital positions of other satellites to within a few meters.

RADCAL was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Scout G-1 | RADCAL’, on board a Scout G-1 space rocket.

The launch took place on June 25, 1993, 11:30 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 5.

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Launch to space Scout G-1 | RADCAL
Scout G-1 | RADCAL

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: June 25, 1993, 11:30 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Scout G-1

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 5

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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