In orbitRocket body

ATLAS 2 CENTAUR R/B

NORAD: 23968
COSPAR: 1996-042B

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Spacecraft

Built by: LMA/DENV
Owner: Lockheed Martin Astronautics
Platform (bus): Centaur
Mass at launch: 2,095 kg
Dry mass: 2,095 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 S23968, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1996-07-25
Rocket: Atlas II
Flight: USA 127 (UHF F7)
Mission name: UFO F7-EHF
Launch site: CC, LC36A
Launched by: Lockheed Martin Astronautics
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1996-042

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1996-042, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1996-07-25
Period: 408.7 min
Inclination: 26.72°
Apogee: 23,416 km
Perigee: 316 km
Radar cross-section: 14.8664 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