In orbitDebris

USA 15 DEB

NORAD: 16622
COSPAR: 1986-014C

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Spacecraft

Built by: Martin Marietta
Owner: Naval Research Lab
Platform (bus): SSU cover

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S16622, checked 2026-11-06. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1986-02-09
Rocket: Atlas H
Flight: USA 15-18 [NOSS8]
Mission name: PARCAE 8
Launch site: Soviet Armed Forces, SLC3E
Launched by: US Air Force Space Division
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1986-014

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1986-014, checked 2026-11-06. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1986-02-09

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

Where it came from

Parent object: ATLAS H R/B (NORAD 16592)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris4 in total, 1 still in orbit
Payload4 in total, 4 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit