In orbitRocket body

ATLAS AGENA R/B(2)

NORAD: 15422
COSPAR: 1977-038C

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Spacecraft

Owner: National Reconnaissance Office
Mass at launch: 500 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Dry mass: 100 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Total mass with attached parts: 100 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Length: 1 m
Diameter: 0.5 m
Span with arrays and booms: 1 m
Shape: Cyl?

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S15422, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1977-05-23
Rocket: Atlas SLV-3A Agena D
Flight: AFP-827
Mission name: CANYON 7
Launch site: CC, LC13
Launched by: USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1977-038

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1977-038, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1977-05-23
Period: 1407.1 min
Inclination: 6.13°
Apogee: 41,215 km
Perigee: 29,220 km

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

Where it came from

Parent object: OPS 9751 (NORAD 10016)

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

Everything from this launch

Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body2 in total, 2 still in orbit