In orbitRocket body

TITAN 3 R/B(2)

NORAD: 20669
COSPAR: 1990-056C

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Spacecraft

Built by: United Technology Corp Chemical Systems Division (UTC CSD)
Owner: INTELSAT
Platform (bus): Orbus 21
Mass at launch: 8,574 kg
Dry mass: 727 kg
Total mass with attached parts: 727 kg
Length: 3.2 m
Diameter: 2.3 m
Span with arrays and booms: 3.2 m
Shape: Cyl + Cone

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S20669, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1990-06-23
Rocket: Commercial Titan 3
Flight: Intelsat 604
Mission name: INTELSAT VI F-4
Launch site: CC, LC40
Launched by: Martin Marietta Astronautics
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1990-056

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1990-056, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1990-06-23
Period: 550.3 min
Inclination: 24.43°
Apogee: 31,443 km
Perigee: 290 km
Radar cross-section: 6.4336 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: TITAN 3 R/B(1) (NORAD 20668)
Catalogued pieces that came from it: 1

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

Everything from this launch

Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body2 in total, 1 still in orbit