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Designator id: 1971-067E

Description of RIGIDSPHERE 2 (LCS 4 Satellite:

This satellite (RID 701) was a 1.11-m-diameter rigid aluminum sphere. It was one of seven spherical research satellites that were ejected from OV1-21. The spacecraft served as a radar calibration target with a cross section of 1 m.

Technical data:
Launch Date: 1971-08-07
Launch Vehicle: Atlas
Launch Site: Vandenberg AFB, United States
Mass: 34.0 kg

Funding Agencies:
Department of Defense-Department of the Air Force (United States)

Disciplines:
Engineering
Earth Science

Source: Nasa

Two Line Element Set (TLE):

1 05398U 71067E   12338.73612019  .00000495  00000-0  17433-3 0  6493
2 05398 087.6228 262.1372 0064935 341.3822 018.5020 14.31963547165600

Last TLE update on :2012-12-04

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