In orbitDebris

ATLAS CENTAUR 2 DEB

NORAD: 3741
COSPAR: 1963-047L

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Spacecraft

Owner: NASA Lewis Research Center

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S03741, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1963-11-27
Rocket: Atlas Centaur
Flight: Centaur R&D
Mission name: AC-2
Launch site: CC, LC36A
Launched by: NASA Lewis Research Center
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1963-047

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1963-047, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1963-11-27
Period: 99.5 min
Inclination: 29.88°
Apogee: 899 km
Perigee: 568 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0795 m²

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

Where it came from

Everything from this launch

Debris16 in total, 7 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit