In orbitDebris

OPS 0252 DEB

NORAD: 28157
COSPAR: 1983-008J

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Spacecraft

Built by: Martin Marietta
Owner: Naval Research Lab

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S28157, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1983-02-09
Rocket: Atlas H
Flight: OPS 0252 [NOSS5]
Mission name: PARCAE 5
Launch site: Soviet Armed Forces, SLC3E
Launched by: US Air Force Space Division
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1983-008

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1983-008, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1983-02-09

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

Where it came from

Parent object: OPS 0252 (NORAD 13791)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris4 in total, 4 still in orbit
Payload5 in total, 5 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit