In orbitRocket body

THOR BURNER 2 R/B

NORAD: 4048
COSPAR: 1969-062B

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Spacecraft

Built by: Thiokol-Elkton
Owner: USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
Platform (bus): Star 37
Mass at launch: 154 kg
Dry mass: 154 kg
Length: 1.7 m
Diameter: 1.6 m
Span with arrays and booms: 1.7 m
Shape: Frust

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S04048, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1969-07-23
Rocket: Thor Burner 2
Flight: DAPP 7421
Mission name: DAPP 7421
Launch site: V, SLC10W
Launched by: USAF Aerospace Defence Command, 10th Aerospace Defence Sqn.
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1969-062

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1969-062, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1969-07-23
Period: 100.5 min
Inclination: 98.34°
Apogee: 814 km
Perigee: 754 km
Radar cross-section: 1.602 m²

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

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 1

Everything from this launch

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