In orbitDebris

CRRES DEB [CANISTER]

NORAD: 21778
COSPAR: 1990-065R

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Spacecraft

Built by: Ball Aerospace
Owner: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Platform (bus): CRRES Small Can
Mass at launch: 10 kg
Dry mass: 6 kg
Length: 0.4 m
Diameter: 0.1 m
Span with arrays and booms: 0.4 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S21778, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1990-07-25
Rocket: Atlas I
Flight: CRRES
Mission name: CRRES
Launch site: CC, LC36B
Launched by: General Dynamics Commercial Launch Service
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1990-065

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1990-065, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1990-07-25
Period: 559.5 min
Inclination: 17.76°
Apogee: 31,882 km
Perigee: 345 km
Radar cross-section: 0.2127 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: CRRES (NORAD 20712)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris23 in total, 22 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit