In orbitDebris

NOAA 8 DEB

NORAD: 38840
COSPAR: 1983-022M

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Spacecraft

Owner: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S38840, checked 2026-11-06. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1983-03-28
Rocket: Atlas E
Flight: NOAA 8
Mission name: NOAA E
Launch site: Soviet Armed Forces, SLC3W
Launched by: US Air Force Space Division
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1983-022

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1983-022, checked 2026-11-06. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1983-03-28
Period: 95.7 min
Inclination: 98.33°
Apogee: 557 km
Perigee: 550 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0189 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: NOAA 8 (NORAD 13923)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris12 in total, 1 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit