In orbitRocket body

THOR AGENA B R/B

NORAD: 1807
COSPAR: 1965-098C

OrbitalWiki publishes live orbits for active satellites only. This object is in the full catalogue: who launched it, what it is and its last published orbit are below, but there are no current orbital elements for it here.

Spacecraft

Built by: Lockheed Missiles and Space Co.
Owner: US Air Force Space Systems Division
Platform (bus): Agena B
Mass at launch: 600 kg
Dry mass: 600 kg
Length: 6.3 m
Diameter: 1.5 m
Span with arrays and booms: 6.3 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S01807, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1965-11-29
Rocket: Thor SLV-2 Agena B
Flight: ISIS-X
Mission name: Alouette 2
Launch site: V, 75-1-1
Launched by: LERC/AFSSD
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1965-098

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1965-098, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1965-11-29
Period: 117.2 min
Inclination: 79.83°
Apogee: 2,613 km
Perigee: 501 km
Radar cross-section: 4.4151 m²

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

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 6

Everything from this launch

Debris8 in total, 4 still in orbit
Payload2 in total, 2 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit