In orbitRocket body

IABS R/B

NORAD: 21877
COSPAR: 1992-006C

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Spacecraft

Built by: GE Missiles and Space Vehicles Division (MSVD)
Owner: US Air Force Space Systems Division
Platform (bus): R-4D
Main engine: R-4D-12 x2
Mass at launch: 1,488 kg
Dry mass: 270 kg
Total mass with attached parts: 270 kg
Length: 0.7 m
Diameter: 2.9 m
Span with arrays and booms: 2.9 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S21877, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1992-02-11
Rocket: Atlas II
Flight: USA 78 (DSCS 3B-14)
Mission name: DSCS III B-14
Launch site: CC, LC36A
Launched by: General Dynamics Commercial Launch Service
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1992-006

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1992-006, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1992-02-11
Period: 1299.8 min
Inclination: 7.28°
Apogee: 35,674 km
Perigee: 30,474 km

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

Where it came from

Parent object: ATLAS 2 CENTAUR R/B (NORAD 21874)
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