Radcat

Name: Atlas Burner 2 | Radcat
Start: 1972-10-02T20:10:00+00:00
End: 1972-10-02T21:10:00+00:00
Location: 576A1

Atlas Burner 2

United States Air Force

Launch Status

Success

Mon • Oct 2nd, 1972
8:10 PM UTC

Mission

Radcat

Type: Test Target

Cylindrical satellite used to calibrate optical and radar ground equipment.

Trajectory

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Location

576A1

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

726 rockets have launched from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.

Agency

United States Air Force – USAF

Type: Government
Abbreviation: USAF
Administration: Commander-in-Chief: President of the US
Founded: 1947
Country: USA

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.

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