In orbitDebris

DASH 2 DEB

NORAD: 20153
COSPAR: 1963-030H

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Spacecraft

Owner: US Air Force Space Systems Division

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S20153, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1963-07-19
Rocket: Atlas Agena B
Flight: Midas 9
Mission name: Midas ETS-III F4
Launch site: PA, LC1-2
Launched by: US Air Force Space Systems Division
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1963-030

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1963-030, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1963-07-19
Period: 163.3 min
Inclination: 89.45°
Apogee: 5,828 km
Perigee: 1,206 km
Radar cross-section: 0.055 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: DASH 2 (NORAD 624)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris5 in total, 5 still in orbit
Payload3 in total, 2 still in orbit