In orbitDebris

TRANSIT 18 DEB

NORAD: 35416
COSPAR: 1968-012F

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Spacecraft

Owner: USN Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S35416, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1968-03-02
Rocket: Scout A
Flight: NNS O-18 (N-13)
Mission name: NNS O-18
Launch site: Soviet Armed Forces, SLC5
Launched by: USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1968-012

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1968-012, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1968-03-02
Period: 105.9 min
Inclination: 90.02°
Apogee: 1,084 km
Perigee: 993 km
Radar cross-section: 0.268 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: OPS 7034 (TRANSIT 18) (NORAD 3133)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris5 in total, 3 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit