In orbitDebris

OPS 0856 DEB

NORAD: 24959
COSPAR: 1966-077R

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Spacecraft

Owner: US Air Force Space and Missile Center

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S24959, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1966-08-19
Rocket: Atlas SLV-3 Agena D
Flight: FTV 1352
Mission name: Midas RTS-I F2
Launch site: Soviet Armed Forces, SLC3E
Launched by: US Air Force Space Systems Division
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1966-077

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1966-077, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1966-08-19
Period: 160.6 min
Inclination: 88.14°
Apogee: 4,450 km
Perigee: 2,370 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0765 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: OPS 0856 (NORAD 2403)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris26 in total, 26 still in orbit
Payload3 in total, 3 still in orbit