DASH 2
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Object Name DASH 2
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Norad ID 624
Cospar ID 1963-030D
Object Type Satellite
Object Status Decayed
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The Dash 2 satellite was a 2.5-m-diameter balloon used to measure air densities at altitudes of approximately 3500 km. The area-to-mass ratio for the spacecraft was 40 sq cm/g. The orbit, originally circular, increased in eccentricity rapidly under the action of solar radiation pressure. Dash 2 reentered the earth's atmosphere on April 12, 1971.

Launch Date 1963-07-19
Decay Date 1971-04-12
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Launch Site Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
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Country of Operator United States
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Period: 92.5 min
Inclination: 84.3°
Apogee: 529.0 km
Perigee: 269.0 km
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