In orbitDebris

ATLAS AGENA B DEB

NORAD: 631
COSPAR: 1963-030E

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Spacecraft

Owner: US Air Force Space Systems Division
Mass at launch: 10 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Dry mass: 10 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Length: 1.5 m
Diameter: 0.3 m
Span with arrays and booms: 1.5 m
Shape: Pan

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S00631, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1963-07-19
Rocket: Atlas Agena B
Flight: Midas 9
Mission name: Midas ETS-III F4
Launch site: PA, LC1-2
Launched by: US Air Force Space Systems Division
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1963-030

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1963-030, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1963-07-19
Period: 168.3 min
Inclination: 88.45°
Apogee: 3,874 km
Perigee: 3,561 km
Radar cross-section: 0.4979 m²

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

Where it came from

Everything from this launch

Debris5 in total, 5 still in orbit
Payload3 in total, 2 still in orbit