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MDAC

Spacecraft · USA

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American manufacturer of spacecraft. McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Co., USA

Country
USA
Spacecraft
DUVE, PMG
Projects
Navstar

Chronology

10 events

1992 July 24

14:26 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC17A. LV Family: Thor. Launch Vehicle: Delta 6925.
  • DUVE - . Payload: DUVE. Nation: Japan. Agency: MDAC. Class: Earth. Type: Seismology satellite. Spacecraft: DUVE. Decay Date: 1993-03-16 . USAF Sat Cat: 22050 . COSPAR: 1992-044B. Apogee: 1,413 km (877 mi). Perigee: 215 km (133 mi). Inclination: 27.40 deg. Period: 101.17 min. Diffuse Ultraviolet Explorer package bolted to Delta 2 2nd stage..

1993 March 30

03:09 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC17A. LV Family: Thor. Launch Vehicle: Delta 7925.
  • SEDS 1 Deployer - . Payload: SEDS 1 Deployer. Mass: 25 kg (55 lb). Nation: USA. Agency: MDAC. Program: Navstar. Spacecraft: SEDS. Decay Date: 1999-05-05 . USAF Sat Cat: 22583 . COSPAR: 1993-017C. Apogee: 1,292 km (802 mi). Perigee: 305 km (189 mi). Inclination: 36.10 deg. Period: 100.84 min.

1993 June 26

13:27 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC17A. LV Family: Thor. Launch Vehicle: Delta 7925.
  • PMG - . Payload: Plasma Motor Generator. Nation: USA. Agency: MDAC. Program: Navstar. Spacecraft: PMG. Decay Date: 1993-08-30 . USAF Sat Cat: 22701 . COSPAR: 1993-042B. Apogee: 677 km (420 mi). Perigee: 185 km (114 mi). Inclination: 25.70 deg. Period: 93.20 min.

1993 August 18

22:43 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Delta Clipper. Launch Vehicle: DC-X.
  • Nation: USA. Agency: MDAC. Apogee: 0 km (0 mi). Verified flight control systems and vertical landing capabilities. Reached 46 m altitude in a 59 second flight..

1993 September 11

17:12 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Delta Clipper. Launch Vehicle: DC-X.
  • Nation: USA. Agency: MDAC. Apogee: 0 km (0 mi). Ascent and landing mode control and ground effects survey. Reached 92 m in a 66 second flight..

1993 September 30

16:28 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Delta Clipper. Launch Vehicle: DC-X.
  • Nation: USA. Agency: MDAC. Apogee: 0 km (0 mi). Demonstrated 180 degree roll; provided aerostability data. Reached 370 m during 57 second flight. Last test of first series -- vehicle mothballed when SDIO funding ran out..

1994 March 10

03:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC17A. LV Family: Thor. Launch Vehicle: Delta 7925.
  • SEDS 2 Deployer - . Payload: SEDS 2 Deployer. Mass: 25 kg (55 lb). Nation: USA. Agency: MDAC. Program: Navstar. Spacecraft: SEDS. Decay Date: 1994-05-08 . USAF Sat Cat: 23028 . COSPAR: 1994-016B. Apogee: 341 km (211 mi). Perigee: 340 km (210 mi). Inclination: 32.30 deg. Period: 91.34 min.

1994 June 20

14:42 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Delta Clipper. Launch Vehicle: DC-X.
  • Nation: USA. Agency: MDAC. Apogee: 1.00 km (0.60 mi). First flight of second series after additional SDIO funding received. Full propellent load; radar altimeter in control loop. Reached altitude of 870 m during a 136 second flight..

1994 June 27

14:36 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Delta Clipper. Launch Vehicle: DC-X.
  • Nation: USA. Agency: MDAC. Apogee: 0 km (0 mi). In-flight abort after gaseous hydrogen explosion; vehicle demonstrated autoland capabilities. Reached altitude of 790 m during a 78 second flight..

1995 November 4

14:22 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg SLC2W. LV Family: Thor. Launch Vehicle: Delta 7920-10.
  • SURFSAT - . Payload: SURFSAT/Delta 229. Mass: 55 kg (121 lb). Nation: USA. Agency: MDAC. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: SURFSAT-1. USAF Sat Cat: 23711 . COSPAR: 1995-059B. Apogee: 1,494 km (928 mi). Perigee: 934 km (580 mi). Inclination: 100.60 deg. Period: 109.70 min. Test satellite for NASA's Deep Space Network..