In orbitDebris

ATLAS 55E DEB

NORAD: 26921
COSPAR: 1985-093C

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Spacecraft

Built by: Thiokol-Elkton
Owner: US Air Force Space Division

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S26921, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1985-10-09
Rocket: Atlas E/SGS-2
Flight: USA 10 (GPS 11)
Mission name: Navstar GPS SVN 11
Launch site: Soviet Armed Forces, SLC3W
Launched by: US Air Force Space Division
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1985-093

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1985-093, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1985-10-09
Period: 368.9 min
Inclination: 62.85°
Apogee: 20,909 km
Perigee: 414 km
Radar cross-section: 0.087 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: ATLAS 55E R/B (NORAD 16137)

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