In orbitRocket body

ATLAS R/B

NORAD: 8819
COSPAR: 1976-038B

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Spacecraft

Owner: USN Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)
Mass at launch: 20 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Dry mass: 20 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Length: 0.1 m
Diameter: 1.8 m
Span with arrays and booms: 1.8 m
Shape: Disk

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S08819, checked 2026-11-06. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1976-04-30
Rocket: Atlas F/MSD
Flight: OPS 6431 [NOSS1]
Mission name: PARCAE 1
Launch site: Soviet Armed Forces, SLC3W
Launched by: USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1976-038

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1976-038, checked 2026-11-06. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1976-04-30

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

Where it came from

Parent object: OPS 6431 (NORAD 8818)

The object this one was attached to at launch, or broke off from, as GCAT records it.

Everything from this launch

Debris6 in total, 6 still in orbit
Payload4 in total, 4 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit