In orbitRocket body

ATLAS 2AS CENTAUR R/B

NORAD: 28096
COSPAR: 2003-054B

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Spacecraft

Built by: LMSSD/DENV
Owner: Lockheed Martin Space Systems (Denver), Astronautics Operations
Platform (bus): Centaur
Main engine: RL-10
Mass at launch: 2,095 kg
Dry mass: 2,095 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 S28096, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 2003-12-02
Rocket: Atlas IIAS
Flight: USA 173 [NOSS15]
Mission name: INTRUDER 6?
Launch site: Soviet Armed Forces, SLC3E
Launched by: International Launch Services, Lockheed Martin
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 2003-054

From the GCAT launch log, launch 2003-054, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 2003-12-02
Period: 107.4 min
Inclination: 63.68°
Apogee: 1,156 km
Perigee: 1,054 km

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

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 2

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