In orbitDebris

USA 72 DEB

NORAD: 44363
COSPAR: 1991-076Q

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Spacecraft

Owner: National Reconnaissance Office
Total mass with attached parts: 66 kg

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S44363, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1991-11-08
Rocket: Titan 403A
Flight: USA 72-77 [NOSS11]
Mission name: SLDCOM 2/INTRUDER 2
Launch site: Soviet Armed Forces, SLC4E
Launched by: US Air Force Space Systems Division
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1991-076

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1991-076, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1991-11-08
Period: 259.6 min
Inclination: 63.38°
Apogee: 11,698 km
Perigee: 2,509 km

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

Where it came from

Parent object: USA 72 (NORAD 21775)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris10 in total, 10 still in orbit
Payload4 in total, 4 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit