Re-entered 1977-02-06Rocket body

TITAN 3C R/B(1)

NORAD: 9808
COSPAR: 1977-007B

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Sources agree

Source	What it says	Date
CelesTrak SATCAT	Decayed or deorbited	1977-02-06
GCAT (J. McDowell)	Re-entered	1977-02-06

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Spacecraft

Built by: Martin Marietta
Owner: USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
Platform (bus): Titan Stage 2
Mass at launch: 2,650 kg
Dry mass: 2,650 kg
Length: 7.9 m
Diameter: 3 m
Span with arrays and booms: 7.9 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S09808, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1977-02-06
Rocket: Titan IIIC
Flight: DSP 9
Mission name: DSP 9
Launch site: CC, LC40
Launched by: USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1977-007

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1977-007, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1977-02-06
Re-entered: 1977-02-06

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
Rocket body2 in total, 1 still in orbit