In orbitRocket body

ATLAS 2 CENTAUR R/B(2)

NORAD: 23648
COSPAR: 1995-038C

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Spacecraft

Built by: Lockheed Martin Space Systems/Valley Forge
Owner: US Air Force Space and Missile Center
Platform (bus): IABS
Main engine: R-4D-12 x2
Mass at launch: 1,488 kg
Dry mass: 270 kg
Total mass with attached parts: 270 kg
Length: 0.7 m
Diameter: 2.9 m
Span with arrays and booms: 2.9 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S23648, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1995-07-31
Rocket: Atlas IIA
Flight: USA 113 (DSCS 3B-7)
Mission name: DSCS III B-7
Launch site: CC, LC36A
Launched by: Lockheed Martin Astronautics
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1995-038

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1995-038, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1995-07-31
Period: 1422.1 min
Inclination: 13.65°
Apogee: 35,614 km
Perigee: 35,408 km

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

Where it came from

Parent object: ATLAS 2 CENTAUR R/B(1) (NORAD 23629)
Catalogued pieces that came from it: 1

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

Everything from this launch

Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body2 in total, 2 still in orbit