In orbitRocket body

SBS 3 R/B [PAM-D]

NORAD: 13658
COSPAR: 1982-110D

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Spacecraft

Built by: Thiokol-Elkton
Owner: Satellite Business Systems, Inc. (IBM/Aetna/Comsat)
Platform (bus): Star 48
Mass at launch: 2,154 kg
Dry mass: 191 kg
Length: 1.8 m
Diameter: 1.2 m
Span with arrays and booms: 1.8 m
Shape: Ell + Cone

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S13658, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1982-11-11
Rocket: Space Shuttle
Flight: PAM-D Deploy
Mission name: OV-102 PAM deploy
Launch site: NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, LC39A
Launched by: JSC/MSFC
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1982-110

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1982-110, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1982-11-11
Period: 574.8 min
Inclination: 23.52°
Apogee: 32,674 km
Perigee: 367 km
Radar cross-section: 2.7966 m²

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

Payload3 in total, 2 still in orbit
Rocket body2 in total, 2 still in orbit