In orbitRocket body

ATLAS 1 CENTAUR R/B

NORAD: 21907
COSPAR: 1992-013B

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Spacecraft

Built by: LMA/San Diego (Kearny Mesa)
Owner: General Dynamics Space Systems Division
Platform (bus): Centaur
Mass at launch: 5,034 kg
Dry mass: 1,840 kg
Total mass with attached parts: 1,840 kg
Length: 10.1 m
Diameter: 3.1 m
Span with arrays and booms: 10.1 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S21907, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1992-03-14
Rocket: Atlas I
Flight: Galaxy 5
Mission name: Galaxy V
Launch site: CC, LC36B
Launched by: General Dynamics Commercial Launch Service
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1992-013

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1992-013, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1992-03-14
Period: 638.3 min
Inclination: 19.34°
Apogee: 35,257 km
Perigee: 1,099 km
Radar cross-section: 15.283 m²

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

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 1

Everything from this launch

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