In orbitRocket body

APEX R/B

NORAD: 23198
COSPAR: 1994-046B

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Spacecraft

Built by: OSCC/HERC
Owner: Orbital Sciences Corp./Chandler
Platform (bus): Orion 38
Mass at launch: 122 kg
Dry mass: 122 kg
Length: 2.1 m
Diameter: 1 m
Span with arrays and booms: 2.1 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S23198, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1994-08-03
Rocket: Pegasus
Flight: APEX
Mission name: APEX
Launch site: EAFB, RW04/22
Launched by: Orbital Sciences
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1994-046

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1994-046, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1994-08-03
Period: 100.3 min
Inclination: 69.92°
Apogee: 1,214 km
Perigee: 335 km
Radar cross-section: 1.2126 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, 0 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit