In orbitRocket body

AURORA 2 R/B [PAM-D]

NORAD: 21394
COSPAR: 1991-037C

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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 S21394, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1991-05-29
Rocket: Delta 7925
Flight: Aurora 2
Mission name: Satcom C-5
Launch site: CC, LC17B
Launched by: McDonnell Douglas/HB
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1991-037

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1991-037, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1991-05-29
Period: 648.6 min
Inclination: 24.23°
Apogee: 35,428 km
Perigee: 1,458 km
Radar cross-section: 3.1939 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: DELTA 2 R/B (NORAD 21393)
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, 2 still in orbit