In orbitDebris

ATLAS 41E DEB

NORAD: 15614
COSPAR: 1985-021D

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Spacecraft

Owner: USN Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)
Mass at launch: 1 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Dry mass: 1 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Span with arrays and booms: 3 m
Shape: Cable + Mass

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S15614, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1985-03-13
Rocket: Atlas E/OIS
Flight: Geosat
Mission name: Geosat
Launch site: Soviet Armed Forces, SLC3W
Launched by: US Air Force Space Division
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1985-021

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1985-021, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1985-03-13
Period: 97.4 min
Inclination: 108.22°
Apogee: 640 km
Perigee: 625 km
Radar cross-section: 0.053 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: GEOSAT (NORAD 15595)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris5 in total, 2 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit