In orbitRocket body

ATLAS CENTAUR R/B(2)

NORAD: 11003
COSPAR: 1978-078C

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Spacecraft

Built by: General Dynamics/Convair Division (Plant 19)
Owner: NASA Lewis Research Center
Platform (bus): Centaur
Mass at launch: 1,840 kg
Dry mass: 1,840 kg
Length: 10.1 m
Diameter: 3.1 m
Span with arrays and booms: 10.1 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S11003, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1978-08-08
Rocket: Atlas SLV-3D Centaur
Flight: Pioneer Venus 2
Mission name: Pioneer Venus Multiprobe
Launch site: CC, LC36A
Launched by: NASA Lewis Research Center
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1978-078

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1978-078, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1978-08-08
Orbits: the Sun

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

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 2

Everything from this launch

Payload5 in total, 0 still in orbit
Rocket body2 in total, 1 still in orbit