In orbitRocket body

THOR BURNER 2A R/B

NORAD: 7412
COSPAR: 1974-063B

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Spacecraft

Built by: Thiokol-Elkton
Owner: USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
Platform (bus): Star 26
Mass at launch: 353 kg
Dry mass: 115 kg
Total mass with attached parts: 115 kg
Length: 1 m
Diameter: 1 m
Span with arrays and booms: 1 m
Shape: Truss + Sphere + Cone

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S07412, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1974-08-09
Rocket: Thor Burner 2A
Flight: DMSP 9532
Mission name: DMSP Block 5C F-1
Launch site: V, SLC10W
Launched by: USAF Aerospace Defence Command, 10th Aerospace Defence Sqn.
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1974-063

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1974-063, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1974-08-09
Period: 101.1 min
Inclination: 98.58°
Apogee: 844 km
Perigee: 781 km
Radar cross-section: 1.13 m²

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