SOICAL Cone [NRO]
Official name SOICAL (CONE)
Alternative name SOICAL cone
Cospar ID 1969-082K
Norad ID 4132
Launch date 1969-09-30
Launch site AFWTR
Launch vehicle Thorad-SLV2G Agena-D
Country/Organization USA
Type application Calibration
Operator US Air Force (USAF)
RCS size MEDIUM
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 100.65
Inclination (deg) 69.99
Perigee (km) 782
Apogee (km) 796
Eccentricity 0.00887198986058302
Mean motion (revs. per day) 14.3070044709389
Semi-Major axis (km) 7167.135
Raan (deg) 70.1894
Arg of perigee (deg) 296.363
Shape Cone
Mass (kg) 3.37
Height (m) 0.66
Width (m) 0.51
Depth (m) 0.66
Span (m^2) 0.66
Propulsion ?
Power None

SOICAL Cone (Space Object Identification Calibration - Cone) was an Air Force surveillance calibration spacecraft launched from Vandenberg AFB aboard a Thorad-SLV2G Agena-D rocket.

SOICAL was also known as S69-4 in the STP program. Two SOICAL satellites were on this launch: one in shape of a cylinder (SOICAL Cylinder), the other in the shape of a cone.

SOICAl Cone was a 55.9 cm diameter right circular cone 66 cm long. It was deployed from the center position of the Agena-D upper stage.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
SOICAL (CONE) 1969-082K 1969-09-30 AFWTR Thorad-SLV2G Agena-D with Poppy 6A, Poppy 6B, Poppy 6C, Poppy 6D, Timation 2, Tempsat 2, SOICAL Cylinder, Weston, NRL-PL 176