RADCAL

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite RADCAL at a glance.

Uptime

11698

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: 101.119 minutes

Inclination: 89.4969 deg

SMA: 7189.775 km

Apoapsis: 873.582 km

Periapsis: 749.697 km

RAAN: 80.3431 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0086154

Argument of periapsis: 242.6523 deg

Mean anomaly: 116.5881 deg

Mean motion: 14.24065103 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000094 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000034267 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 4, 2025, 5:36 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 4, 2025, 4:03 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 RADCAL

TLE line 1: 1 22698U 93041A 25185.66919939 .00000094 00000-0 34267-4 0 9996

TLE line 2: 2 22698 89.4969 80.3431 0086154 242.6523 116.5881 14.24065103662999

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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