In orbitDebris

USA 40 R/B DEB

NORAD: 44055
COSPAR: 1989-061BU

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Spacecraft

Owner: US Air Force Space Systems Division

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S44055, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1989-08-08
Rocket: Space Shuttle
Flight: USA 40/41 (QUASAR 8?)
Mission name: OV-102 Medium deploy
Launch site: NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, LC39B
Launched by: JSC/MSFC
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1989-061

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1989-061, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1989-08-08
Period: 143.1 min
Inclination: 56.96°
Apogee: 4,932 km
Perigee: 436 km

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

Where it came from

Parent object: USA 40 R/B (NORAD 20344)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris66 in total, 66 still in orbit
Payload3 in total, 2 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit