ODERACS 1E

USA


Orbital DEbris RAdar Calibration Spheres

Launch data:

Designation 22994 / 94006F
Launch date 03 Feb 1994
Launch site KSC, LC-39A
Launch vehicle  Shuttle STS-60
Mission Military: calibration for radar echoes
Earth orbit:
Perigee/Apogee 223/226 km
Inclination 57°
Period 89 min
Earth orbit (before decay):
Perigee / Apogee 142 x 149 km
Eccentricity 
Inclination 56.96 deg
Period 87.39 min

15 cm Aluminum sphere (5kg) released from the shuttle, typically in pairs


End of life

Decay 03 Mar 1995


Ref: #15, #64, #207 - update: 26.03.09