In orbitDebris

TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB

NORAD: 8832
COSPAR: 1976-023J

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Spacecraft

Built by: TRW Inc.
Owner: USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
Mass at launch: 100 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Dry mass: 100 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Length: 2 m
Diameter: 3 m
Span with arrays and booms: 3 m
Shape: Truss

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S08832, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1976-03-15
Rocket: Titan IIIC
Flight: P74-1
Mission name: LES 8
Launch site: CC, LC40
Launched by: USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1976-023

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1976-023, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1976-03-15
Period: 1465.5 min
Inclination: 22.14°
Apogee: 36,949 km
Perigee: 35,771 km
Radar cross-section: 0.9841 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE R/B (NORAD 8751)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris2 in total, 2 still in orbit
Payload4 in total, 4 still in orbit
Rocket body4 in total, 3 still in orbit