In orbitRocket body

TITAN 4B CENTAUR R/B

NORAD: 25349
COSPAR: 1996-026B

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Spacecraft

Built by: Lockheed Martin Astronautics
Owner: US Air Force Space and Missile Center
Platform (bus): Centaur T
Mass at launch: 17,900 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Dry mass: 2,775 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Total mass with attached parts: 2,775 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Length: 9 m
Diameter: 4.3 m
Span with arrays and booms: 9 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S25349, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1996-04-24
Rocket: Titan 401A/Centaur
Flight: USA 118 [CY15]
Mission name: MERCURY 2
Launch site: CC, LC41
Launched by: 3SLS/AFSMC
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1996-026

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1996-026, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1996-04-24
Period: 1446.4 min
Inclination: 6.83°
Apogee: 37,876 km
Perigee: 34,099 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