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ODERACS
ODERACS A - F [NASA]
ODERACS (Orbital Debris Radar Calibration Sphere) were a set of passive rada calibration objects of differnet size.
ODERACS A to F was a set of six spheres deployed from the Shuttle mission STS-60. The purpose of the Orbital Debris Calibration Spheres experiment was to calibrate the radars and telescopes used for orbital debris measurements by putting objects of the size of interest into orbit for observation. One of the pair was polished, the other diffuse. The three pairs were 2, 4, and 6 inches in diameter.
ODERACS 2A to 2F was a set of three spheres 2, 4, and 6 inches in diameter and three dipoles 2, 4, and 6 inches in length.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Radar calibration |
| Operator: | NASA Goddard |
| Contractors: | |
| Equipment: | None |
| Configuration: | 15 cm spheres (#A, B, 2A), 10 cm spheres (#C, D, 2B), 5 cm spheres (#E, F, 2C), 13.3 cm wire dipoles (#2D, 2E), 4.4 cm wire dipoles (#2F) |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | None |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 4200 g (#A,B,2A), 500 g (# C,D,2B), 5 g (# E,F,2C), 1.5 g (#2D, 2E), 0.5 g (#2F) |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODERACS (A) | N/A | 02.12.1992 | CCK LC-39A | ND | Shuttle | with Discovery F15 (STS 53), SDS-2 3, ODERACS (B),(C),(D),(E),(F) |
| ODERACS (B) | N/A | 02.12.1992 | CCK LC-39A | ND | Shuttle | with Discovery F15 (STS 53), SDS-2 3, ODERACS (A),(C),(D),(E),(F) |
| ODERACS (C) | N/A | 02.12.1992 | CCK LC-39A | ND | Shuttle | with Discovery F15 (STS 53), SDS-2 3, ODERACS (A),(B),(D),(E),(F) |
| ODERACS (D) | N/A | 02.12.1992 | CCK LC-39A | ND | Shuttle | with Discovery F15 (STS 53), SDS-2 3, ODERACS (A),(B),(C),(E),(F) |
| ODERACS (E) | N/A | 02.12.1992 | CCK LC-39A | ND | Shuttle | with Discovery F15 (STS 53), SDS-2 3, ODERACS (A),(B),(C),(D),(F) |
| ODERACS (F) | N/A | 02.12.1992 | CCK LC-39A | ND | Shuttle | with Discovery F15 (STS 53), SDS-2 3, ODERACS (A),(B),(C),(D),(E) |
| ODERACS A | 1994-006B | 03.02.1994 | CCK LC-39A | Shuttle | with Discovery F18 (STS 60), BremSat 1, WSF 1, ODERACS B, C, D, E, F | |
| ODERACS B | 1994-006C | 03.02.1994 | CCK LC-39A | Shuttle | with Discovery F18 (STS 60), BremSat 1, WSF 1, ODERACS A, C, D, E, F | |
| ODERACS C | 1994-006D | 03.02.1994 | CCK LC-39A | Shuttle | with Discovery F18 (STS 60), BremSat 1, WSF 1, ODERACS A, B, D, E, F | |
| ODERACS D | 1994-006E | 03.02.1994 | CCK LC-39A | Shuttle | with Discovery F18 (STS 60), BremSat 1, WSF 1, ODERACS A, B, C, E, F | |
| ODERACS E | 1994-006F | 03.02.1994 | CCK LC-39A | Shuttle | with Discovery F18 (STS 60), BremSat 1, WSF 1, ODERACS A, B, C, D, F | |
| ODERACS F | 1994-006G | 03.02.1994 | CCK LC-39A | Shuttle | with Discovery F18 (STS 60), BremSat 1, WSF 1, ODERACS A, B, C, D, E | |
| ODERACS 2A | 1995-004C | 03.02.1995 | CCK LC-39B | Shuttle | with Discovery F20 (STS 63), Spartan 204-F1, ODERACS 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F | |
| ODERACS 2B | 1995-004D | 03.02.1995 | CCK LC-39B | Shuttle | with Discovery F20 (STS 63), Spartan 204-F1, ODERACS 2A, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F | |
| ODERACS 2C | 1995-004E | 03.02.1995 | CCK LC-39B | Shuttle | with Discovery F20 (STS 63), Spartan 204-F1, ODERACS 2A, 2B, 2D, 2E, 2F | |
| ODERACS 2D | 1995-004F | 03.02.1995 | CCK LC-39B | Shuttle | with Discovery F20 (STS 63), Spartan 204-F1, ODERACS 2A, 2B, 2C, 2E, 2F | |
| ODERACS 2E | 1995-004G | 03.02.1995 | CCK LC-39B | Shuttle | with Discovery F20 (STS 63), Spartan 204-F1, ODERACS 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2F | |
| ODERACS 2F | 1995-004# | 03.02.1995 | CCK LC-39B | Shuttle | with Discovery F20 (STS 63), Spartan 204-F1, ODERACS 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E |
