Photo: NASA · Public domain (US government)
About this launch
Test flight of the cryogenic Centaur stage.
More about this launch
Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Site
- Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Rocket and boosterAtlas LV-3C Centaur
- Vehicle
- Atlas LV-3C Centaur
Atlas LV-3C Centaur: specs, record and next flights → US Air Force: all its launches →
MissionTest Flight · LEO
Test Flight · LEO
What it put in orbit17 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATLAS CENTAUR 2 1963-047A | Payload | 456 × 1243 km · 30.4° | Globe |
| ATLAS CENTAUR 2 DEB 1963-047B | Debris | re-entered 1992-03-20 | |
| ATLAS CENTAUR 2 DEB 1963-047C | Debris | re-entered 1989-06-24 | |
| ATLAS CENTAUR 2 DEB 1963-047D | Debris | 595 × 1373 km · 29.9° | Globe |
| ATLAS CENTAUR 2 DEB 1963-047E | Debris | re-entered 1985-03-04 | |
| ATLAS CENTAUR 2 DEB 1963-047F | Debris | 571 × 1645 km · 30.5° | Globe |
| ATLAS CENTAUR 2 DEB 1963-047G | Debris | 582 × 1321 km · 30.0° | Globe |
| ATLAS CENTAUR 2 DEB 1963-047H | Debris | 480 × 1410 km · 30.4° | Globe |
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| ATLAS CENTAUR 2 DEB 1963-047J | Debris | re-entered 1989-07-30 | |
| ATLAS CENTAUR 2 DEB 1963-047K | Debris | 663 × 1631 km · 29.9° | Globe |
| ATLAS CENTAUR 2 DEB 1963-047L | Debris | 568 × 900 km · 29.9° | Globe |
| ATLAS CENTAUR 2 DEB 1963-047M | Debris | re-entered 1991-04-10 | |
| ATLAS CENTAUR 2 DEB 1963-047N | Debris | re-entered 1980-02-17 | |
| ATLAS CENTAUR 2 DEB 1963-047P | Debris | re-entered 1973-11-22 | |
| ATLAS CENTAUR 2 DEB 1963-047Q | Debris | re-entered 2023-09-19 | |
| ATLAS CENTAUR 2 DEB 1963-047R | Debris | re-entered 1990-02-26 | |
| ATLAS CENTAUR 2 DEB 1963-047S | Debris | 918 × 1953 km · 31.0° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 1963-047. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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