In orbitRocket body

IABS R/B

NORAD: 26054
COSPAR: 2000-001C

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Spacecraft

Built by: LMEW/KMARQ
Owner: US Air Force Space and Missile Center
Platform (bus): IABS
Main engine: R-4D-11-164x2
Mass at launch: 1,488 kg
Dry mass: 270 kg
Length: 0.7 m
Diameter: 2.9 m
Span with arrays and booms: 2.9 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S26054, checked 2026-11-06. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 2000-01-21
Rocket: Atlas IIA
Flight: USA 148 (DSCS 3B-8)
Mission name: DSCS III B-8
Launch site: CC, SLC36A
Launched by: Lockheed Martin Astronautics
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 2000-001

From the GCAT launch log, launch 2000-001, checked 2026-11-06. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 2000-01-21
Period: 1423.2 min
Inclination: 14.13°
Apogee: 35,658 km
Perigee: 35,410 km

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

Where it came from

Parent object: USA 148 (NORAD 26052)

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

Everything from this launch

Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body2 in total, 2 still in orbit