In orbitRocket body

THOR ALTAIR R/B

NORAD: 1583
COSPAR: 1965-072D

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Spacecraft

Built by: United Technology Corp
Owner: US Air Force Space Systems Division
Platform (bus): FW4
Mass at launch: 25 kg
Dry mass: 25 kg
Length: 1.5 m
Diameter: 0.5 m
Span with arrays and booms: 1.5 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S01583, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1965-09-10
Rocket: Thor Burner 1
Flight: DAPP/OPS 8068
Mission name: DAPP 13
Launch site: V, 4300B6
Launched by: USAF Strategic Air Command, 4300th Support Sqn.
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1965-072

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1965-072, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1965-09-10
Period: 98.3 min
Inclination: 98.37°
Apogee: 774 km
Perigee: 577 km
Radar cross-section: 0.654 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

Debris4 in total, 1 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit