In orbitRocket body

ATLAS AGENA R/B

NORAD: 27785
COSPAR: 1968-063B

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Spacecraft

Built by: Lockheed Missiles and Space Co.
Owner: USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
Platform (bus): Agena D
Mass at launch: 2,950 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Dry mass: 555 kg
Total mass with attached parts: 555 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Length: 6.3 m
Diameter: 1.5 m
Span with arrays and booms: 6.3 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S27785, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1968-08-06
Rocket: Atlas SLV-3A Agena D
Flight: AFP-827
Mission name: CANYON 1
Launch site: CC, LC13
Launched by: USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1968-063

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1968-063, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1968-08-06
Period: 1414.9 min
Inclination: 4.04°
Apogee: 39,597 km
Perigee: 31,144 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