In orbitDebris

THOR ALTAIR DEB

NORAD: 1931
COSPAR: 1965-072E

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Spacecraft

Owner: US Air Force Space Systems Division

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S01931, 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: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1965-09-10
Period: 100.3 min
Inclination: 98.99°
Apogee: 943 km
Perigee: 605 km
Radar cross-section: 0.05 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: OPS 8068 (NORAD 1580)

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