In orbitRocket body

ATLAS 75E R/B

NORAD: 14190
COSPAR: 1983-072B

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Spacecraft

Built by: Thiokol-Elkton
Owner: US Air Force Space Division
Platform (bus): Star 48
Mass at launch: 2,246 kg
Dry mass: 246 kg
Total mass with attached parts: 246 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 S14190, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1983-07-14
Rocket: Atlas E/SGS-2
Flight: GPS 8
Mission name: Navstar GPS SVN 8
Launch site: Soviet Armed Forces, SLC3W
Launched by: US Air Force Space Division
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1983-072

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1983-072, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1983-07-14
Period: 372.3 min
Inclination: 64.28°
Apogee: 20,170 km
Perigee: 1,357 km
Radar cross-section: 2.1963 m²

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

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 3

Everything from this launch

Debris2 in total, 1 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit