RADCAL

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite RADCAL at a glance.

Uptime

11859

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: 101.114 minutes

Inclination: 89.4994 deg

SMA: 7189.553 km

Apoapsis: 876.476 km

Periapsis: 746.36 km

RAAN: 71.0674 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00904897

Argument of periapsis: 78.1158 deg

Mean anomaly: 283.0164 deg

Mean motion: 14.2413095 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000222 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000086736961 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 7:05 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 RADCAL

TLE line 1: 1 22698U 93041A 25346.29551051 .00000222 00000-0 86737-4 0 9993

TLE line 2: 2 22698 89.4994 71.0674 0090490 78.1158 283.0164 14.24130950685595

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
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-10-10 19:39:11 0.0001145036 490.0 (m) DEBRIS
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

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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