In orbitDebris

OPS 4988 DEB

NORAD: 12099
COSPAR: 1965-016K

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Spacecraft

Owner: US Air Force Space Division

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S12099, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1965-03-09
Rocket: Thor SLV-2 Agena D
Flight: POPPY 4/NRL Comp 5
Mission name: Secor Type II S/N 1
Launch site: V, 75-1-2
Launched by: US Air Force Space Systems Division
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1965-016

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1965-016, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1965-03-09
Period: 102.5 min
Inclination: 70.07°
Apogee: 887 km
Perigee: 866 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0804 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: OPS 4988 (GREB 6) (NORAD 1271)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris2 in total, 2 still in orbit
Payload8 in total, 7 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit