In orbitRocket body

TITAN 4 CENTAUR R/B

NORAD: 23247
COSPAR: 1994-054B

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Spacecraft

Built by: Martin Marietta (San Diego), AF Plant 19
Owner: US Air Force Space and Missile Center
Platform (bus): Centaur T
Mass at launch: 17,900 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Dry mass: 2,775 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Total mass with attached parts: 2,775 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Length: 9 m
Diameter: 4.3 m
Span with arrays and booms: 9 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S23247, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1994-08-27
Rocket: Titan 401A/Centaur
Flight: USA 105 [CY14]
Mission name: MERCURY 1
Launch site: CC, LC41
Launched by: US Air Force Space and Missile Center
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1994-054

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1994-054, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1994-08-27
Period: 1446.0 min
Inclination: 12.23°
Apogee: 36,466 km
Perigee: 35,496 km

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