In orbitDebris

PAGEOS 1 DEB

NORAD: 9468
COSPAR: 1966-056AH

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Spacecraft

Owner: NASA Langley Research Center

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S09468, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1966-06-24
Rocket: Thor SLV-2A Agena D
Flight: Pageos
Mission name: Pageos A
Launch site: V, 75-1-1
Launched by: LERC/AFSSD
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1966-056

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1966-056, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1966-06-24
Period: 179.0 min
Inclination: 85.59°
Apogee: 4,785 km
Perigee: 3,500 km
Radar cross-section: 0.1866 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: PAGEOS 1 (NORAD 2253)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris80 in total, 3 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 0 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit