In orbitRocket body

MARCOPOLO 2 R/B [PAM-D]

NORAD: 20764
COSPAR: 1990-074C

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Spacecraft

Built by: Thiokol-Elkton
Owner: McDonnell Douglas Astronautics/HB
Platform (bus): Star 48
Mass at launch: 2,141 kg
Dry mass: 132 kg
Total mass with attached parts: 133 kg
Length: 2.3 m
Diameter: 1.1 m
Span with arrays and booms: 2.3 m
Shape: Sphere + Cone

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S20764, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1990-08-18
Rocket: Delta 6925
Flight: Marcopolo 2
Mission name: BSB R2
Launch site: CC, LC17B
Launched by: McDonnell Douglas/HB
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1990-074

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1990-074, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1990-08-18
Period: 658.5 min
Inclination: 20.70°
Apogee: 36,904 km
Perigee: 484 km
Radar cross-section: 2.9586 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: DELTA 2 R/B (NORAD 20763)
Catalogued pieces that came from it: 1

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