Designation
Spacetrack catalog number
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694
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COSPAR ID
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1963-047-A
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Name in Spacetrack catalog
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ATLAS CENTAUR 2 R/B
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Satellite Details
Orbit
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457 x 1,267 km, 30.4°
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Category | Rocket body |
Country/organisation of origin | United States |
Intrinsic brightness (Magnitude) | 2.7 (at 1000km distance, 50% illuminated) | Maximum brightness (Magnitude) | -0.7 (at perigee, 100% illuminated) |
Launch
Date
(UTC)
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27 November 1963 19:03
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Launch site | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, United States |
Launch vehicle | Atlas Centaur |
Description
This Centaur-D upper stage was the first liquid hydrogen fuelled rocket to successfully reach orbit. |
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