In orbitDebris

OSCAR 30 DEB

NORAD: 21878
COSPAR: 1985-066H

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Spacecraft

Owner: USN Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S21878, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1985-08-03
Rocket: Scout G-1
Flight: SOOS 1
Mission name: NNS O-24
Launch site: Soviet Armed Forces, SLC5
Launched by: NASA Langley Research Center
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1985-066

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1985-066, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1985-08-03
Period: 106.5 min
Inclination: 90.17°
Apogee: 1,174 km
Perigee: 955 km
Radar cross-section: 0.176 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: OSCAR 30 (NORAD 15935)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris7 in total, 7 still in orbit
Payload2 in total, 2 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit