In orbitRocket body

ATLAS AGENA R/B

NORAD: 6318
COSPAR: 1972-101B

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Spacecraft

Built by: Lockheed Missiles and Space Co.
Owner: USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
Platform (bus): Agena D
Mass at launch: 600 kg
Dry mass: 600 kg
Length: 6.3 m
Diameter: 1.5 m
Span with arrays and booms: 6.3 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S06318, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1972-12-20
Rocket: Atlas SLV-3A Agena D
Flight: AFP-827
Mission name: CANYON 5
Launch site: CC, LC13
Launched by: USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1972-101

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1972-101, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1972-12-20
Period: 1407.4 min
Inclination: 8.38°
Apogee: 40,470 km
Perigee: 29,976 km

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