In orbitDebris

TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB

NORAD: 38696
COSPAR: 1968-081W

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Spacecraft

Owner: US Air Force Space Systems Division

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S38696, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1968-09-26
Rocket: Titan IIIC
Flight: OV2-5/LES 6
Mission name: OV2-5
Launch site: CC, LC41
Launched by: USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1968-081

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1968-081, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1968-09-26
Period: 1447.4 min
Inclination: 1.92°
Apogee: 36,908 km
Perigee: 35,106 km
Radar cross-section: 0.003 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE R/B (NORAD 3432)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris36 in total, 35 still in orbit
Payload4 in total, 3 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit