In orbitRocket body

TITAN 34D TRANSTAGE R/B

NORAD: 18584
COSPAR: 1987-097B

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Spacecraft

Built by: Martin Marietta
Owner: US Air Force Space Division
Platform (bus): Transtage
Mass at launch: 1,950 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Dry mass: 1,950 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Length: 4.6 m
Diameter: 3.1 m
Span with arrays and booms: 4.6 m
Shape: Cyl + 2 Nozzle

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S18584, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1987-11-29
Rocket: Titan 34D/Transtage
Flight: USA 28 [DSP5]
Mission name: DSP 5R
Launch site: CC, LC40
Launched by: US Air Force Space Division
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1987-097

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1987-097, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1987-11-29
Period: 1422.3 min
Inclination: 10.66°
Apogee: 35,557 km
Perigee: 35,476 km

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

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