In orbitRocket body

ATLAS 2A R/B

NORAD: 25149
COSPAR: 1998-005B

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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 S25149, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1998-01-29
Rocket: Atlas IIA
Flight: USA 137 [SDS12]
Mission name: QUASAR 12?
Launch site: CC, SLC36A
Launched by: Lockheed Martin Astronautics
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1998-005

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1998-005, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1998-01-29
Period: 696.0 min
Inclination: 62.13°
Apogee: 37,166 km
Perigee: 2,110 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