In orbitRocket body

TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE R/B

NORAD: 13089
COSPAR: 1982-019B

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Spacecraft

Built by: Martin Marietta
Owner: US Air Force Space Division
Platform (bus): Transtage
Mass at launch: 1,950 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Dry mass: 1,950 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Length: 4.6 m
Diameter: 3.1 m
Span with arrays and booms: 4.6 m
Shape: Cyl + 2 Nozzle

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S13089, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1982-03-06
Rocket: Titan IIIC
Flight: DSP 13
Mission name: DSP 13
Launch site: CC, LC40
Launched by: US Air Force Space Division
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1982-019

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1982-019, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1982-03-06
Period: 1422.1 min
Inclination: 7.22°
Apogee: 35,556 km
Perigee: 35,468 km

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

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 1

Everything from this launch

Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit