Norad Identifikationsnummer: 41036
Name im Katalog Spacetrack | TELSTAR 12V |
Folge TELSTAR 12V | TELSTAR 12V Tracker |
Flugzeiten TELSTAR 12V | Flugzeiten TELSTAR 12V |
In die Umlaufbahn bringen |
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Tage im Orbit | 3473 |
Herkunftsland/-organisation | Kanada (CA) |
Wir analysieren den polnischen Text, der 'Miejsce startu' lautet. | TANSC (Tanegashima Space Center, Japan) |
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Perygeum | 35777 km |
Apogäum | 35796 km |
Neigung der Umlaufbahn (Inklination) | 0.02° |
Runden pro Tag | 1 |
Orbit | GEO |
Höhe TELSTAR 12V | 35786.16 km |
Starfish Prime was a July 9, 1962, high-altitude nuclear test conducted by the United States, a joint effort of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) and the Defense Atomic Support Agency. It was launched from Johnston Atoll and was the largest nuclear test conducted in outer space and one of five conducted by the US in space.
A Thor rocket carrying a W49 thermonuclear warhead (designed by Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory) and a Mk. 2 reentry vehicle was launched from Johnston Atoll in the Pacific Ocean, about 900 miles (1,450 km) west-southwest of Hawaii. The explosion took place at an altitude of 250 miles (400 km), above a point 19 miles (31 km) southwest of Johnston Atoll. It produced a yield equivalent to 1.4 megatonnes of TNT. The explosion was about 10° above the horizon as seen from Hawaii, at 11 PM Hawaii time.