In orbitDebris

USA 101 DEB

NORAD: 23273
COSPAR: 1994-017G

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Spacecraft

Owner: US Air Force Space and Missile Center

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S23273, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1994-03-13
Rocket: ARPA Taurus
Flight: STEP 0
Mission name: P90-5
Launch site: V, 576E
Launched by: Orbital Sciences Corp./Chandler
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1994-017

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1994-017, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1994-03-13

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

Where it came from

Parent object: USA 101 (NORAD 23030)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris12 in total, 11 still in orbit
Payload2 in total, 2 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit