In orbitDebris

ATLAS F DEB

NORAD: 29197
COSPAR: 1978-047C

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Spacecraft

Owner: USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S29197, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1978-05-13
Rocket: Atlas F/SVS
Flight: GPS 2
Mission name: Navstar GPS SVN 2
Launch site: Soviet Armed Forces, SLC3E
Launched by: USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1978-047

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1978-047, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1978-05-13
Period: 107.0 min
Inclination: 63.60°
Apogee: 1,694 km
Perigee: 484 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0817 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: ATLAS F R/B (NORAD 10894)

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