In orbitDebris

OPS 8781 DEB

NORAD: 10528
COSPAR: 1977-112C

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Spacecraft

Built by: Naval Research Lab
Owner: Naval Research Lab
Platform (bus): LIPS

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S10528, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1977-12-08
Rocket: Atlas F/MSD
Flight: OPS 8781 [NOSS2]
Mission name: PARCAE 2
Launch site: Soviet Armed Forces, SLC3W
Launched by: USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1977-112

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1977-112, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1977-12-08

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Parent object: OPS 8781 (NORAD 10502)

The object this one was attached to at launch, or broke off from, as GCAT records it.

Everything from this launch

Debris3 in total, 3 still in orbit
Payload4 in total, 4 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit