In orbitRocket body

ATLAS F BURNER 2 R/B

NORAD: 6218
COSPAR: 1972-076C

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Spacecraft

Built by: Thiokol-Elkton
Owner: USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
Platform (bus): Star 37
Mass at launch: 65 kg
Dry mass: 65 kg
Length: 1.5 m
Diameter: 0.9 m
Span with arrays and booms: 1.5 m
Shape: Sphere + Cone

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S06218, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1972-10-02
Rocket: Atlas Burner 2
Flight: P72-1
Mission name: Radcat
Launch site: V, BMRSA1
Launched by: USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1972-076

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1972-076, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1972-10-02
Period: 98.8 min
Inclination: 98.51°
Apogee: 711 km
Perigee: 696 km
Radar cross-section: 2.6014 m²

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

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 2

Everything from this launch

Debris2 in total, 0 still in orbit
Payload2 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit