Long Rod was a small passive radar calibration satellite built by the Naval Research Lab (NRL), which deployed a single boom. It was launched together with Dodecapole 2 (Porcupine 2) and other small payloads 13.08.1965 on a launch vehicle from Vandenberg AFB.
| Nation: | USA |
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| Type / Application: | Calibration |
| Operator: | Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) |
| Contractors: | Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) |
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| Propulsion: | None |
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| Mass: | ? |
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| Satellite | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Rod | 13.08.1965 | Va 75-1-1 | Thor-DSV2A Able-Star | with Transit-O 5, Tempsat 1, Dodecapole 2, Calsphere 2, Surcal 5 |
