In orbitDebris

ATLAS CENTAUR DEB

NORAD: 25253
COSPAR: 1978-068C

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Spacecraft

Owner: NASA Lewis Research Center

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S25253, checked 2026-11-06. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1978-06-29
Rocket: Atlas SLV-3D Centaur
Flight: Comstar D-3
Mission name: Comstar D-3
Launch site: CC, LC36B
Launched by: NASA Lewis Research Center
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1978-068

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1978-068, checked 2026-11-06. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1978-06-29
Period: 639.8 min
Inclination: 22.12°
Apogee: 35,577 km
Perigee: 857 km
Radar cross-section: 0.1273 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: ATLAS CENTAUR R/B (NORAD 10976)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit