In orbitDebris

ATLAS CENTAUR 2 DEB

NORAD: 698
COSPAR: 1963-047D

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Spacecraft

Built by: General Dynamics/Convair Division (Plant 19)
Owner: NASA Lewis Research Center
Platform (bus): Centaur part

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S00698, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1963-11-27
Rocket: Atlas Centaur
Flight: Centaur R&D
Mission name: AC-2
Launch site: CC, LC36A
Launched by: NASA Lewis Research Center
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1963-047

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1963-047, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1963-11-27
Period: 104.8 min
Inclination: 29.93°
Apogee: 1,372 km
Perigee: 595 km
Radar cross-section: 0.2996 m²

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

Where it came from

Everything from this launch

Debris16 in total, 7 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit