In orbitRocket body

SATCOM K2 R/B [PAM-D2]

NORAD: 16295
COSPAR: 1985-109H

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Spacecraft

Built by: Thiokol Wasatch Div/Air Force Plant 78
Owner: RCA Americom
Platform (bus): Star 63
Mass at launch: 3,635 kg
Dry mass: 230 kg
Total mass with attached parts: 230 kg
Length: 1.8 m
Diameter: 1.6 m
Span with arrays and booms: 1.8 m
Shape: Cyl + Cone

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S16295, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1985-11-27
Rocket: Space Shuttle
Flight: PAM-D Deploy
Mission name: OV-104 PAM deploy
Launch site: NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, LC39A
Launched by: JSC/MSFC
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1985-109

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1985-109, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1985-11-27
Period: 593.6 min
Inclination: 26.55°
Apogee: 33,660 km
Perigee: 376 km
Radar cross-section: 3.481 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

Payload5 in total, 3 still in orbit
Rocket body3 in total, 3 still in orbit