Falcon Gold

Class: Technology. Destination: Geosynchronous Orbit. Nation: USA. Agency: United States Air Force. Manufacturer: USAF Academy.

US Air Force Academy experiment to demonstrate use of GPS navigation in geosynchronous orbit.

Typical orbit: 151 km x 34457 km at 26 degrees inclination. Associated Launch Vehicle: Atlas IIA.

Falcon Gold Chronology

1997 October 25 - Falcon Gold - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Vehicle: Atlas IIA. Perigee: 151 km (93 mi). Apogee: 34,457 km (21,410 mi). Inclination: 26.20 deg. Period: 185.80 min.
US Air Force Academy experiment to demonstrate use of GPS navigation in geosynchronous orbit.

Bibliography and Further Reading

McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Report (Internet Newsletter), Harvard University, Weekly, 1989 to Present. Essential internet newsletter recording worldwide weekly space events. Accessed at: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.

Lockheed Martin Coporation, Atlas Family Fact Sheets, September 1998.. Accessed at: http://www.lmco.com/ILS/txtmain/ils_lsysinfo.htm.

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