In orbitRocket body

ATLAS 2AS CENTAUR R/B

NORAD: 26949
COSPAR: 2001-046B

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Spacecraft

Built by: LMA/DENV
Owner: Lockheed Martin Astronautics
Platform (bus): Centaur
Mass at launch: 1,840 kg
Dry mass: 1,840 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 S26949, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 2001-10-11
Rocket: Atlas IIAS
Flight: USA 162 [SDS14]
Mission name: QUASAR 14?
Launch site: CC, SLC36B
Launched by: International Launch Services, Lockheed Martin
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 2001-046

From the GCAT launch log, launch 2001-046, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 2001-10-11

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