SOICAL
Class: Calibration. Destination: Medium Earth Orbit. Nation: USA. Agency: U.S. Air Force.

Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology.

Typical orbit: 818 km x 841 km at 70 degrees inclination. Associated Launch Vehicle: Thorad Agena D SLV-2G.


SOICAL Chronology
  • 1969 September 30 - SOICAL Cylinder - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Vehicle: Thorad Agena D SLV-2G. Perigee: 791 km (491 mi). Apogee: 812 km (504 mi). Inclination: 70.00 deg. Period: 100.90 min.

    Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A).

  • 1969 September 30 - SOICAL Cone - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Vehicle: Thorad Agena D SLV-2G. Perigee: 844 km (524 mi). Apogee: 870 km (540 mi). Inclination: 70.00 deg. Period: 102.10 min.

    Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A).


Bibliography and Further Reading
  • McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page, Harvard University, 1997-present. Jonathan McDowell's complete on-line listing of all objects orbited and over 20,000 rocket launches Accessed at: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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