In orbitRocket body

TITAN 3E CENTAUR R/B

NORAD: 8272
COSPAR: 1975-083B

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Spacecraft

Built by: General Dynamics/Convair Division (Plant 71)
Owner: NASA Lewis Research Center
Platform (bus): Centaur D-1T
Mass at launch: 2,630 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Dry mass: 2,630 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Length: 9.6 m
Diameter: 3.1 m
Span with arrays and booms: 9.6 m
Shape: Cyl + Truss

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S08272, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1975-09-09
Rocket: Titan IIIE
Flight: Viking 2
Mission name: Viking Orbiter 2
Launch site: CC, LC41
Launched by: LERC/SAMSO
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1975-083

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1975-083, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1975-09-09
Orbits: the Sun

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

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