In orbitRocket body

TITAN 34B R/B

NORAD: 8872
COSPAR: 1976-050B

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Spacecraft

Built by: Lockheed Missiles and Space Co.
Owner: USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
Platform (bus): Agena D
Mass at launch: 600 kg
Dry mass: 600 kg
Length: 6.3 m
Diameter: 1.5 m
Span with arrays and booms: 6.3 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S08872, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1976-06-02
Rocket: Titan 34B
Flight: OPS 7837
Mission name: SDS 1
Launch site: Soviet Armed Forces, SLC4W
Launched by: USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1976-050

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1976-050, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1976-06-02
Period: 512.5 min
Inclination: 62.79°
Apogee: 29,534 km
Perigee: 135 km

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

Debris1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit