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ATLAS H R/B

NORAD 17998 · Rocket body · In orbit since 1987

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Launched
1987-05-15 · Vandenberg, USA
Country / operator
US (United States)
Object type
Rocket body
Purpose
Technology demonstration
Mass
63 kg
Size
0.1 × 1.8 m
Orbit class
LEO (< 2,000 km)
Perigee × Apogee
545 × 1,588 km
Inclination
63.3°
Period
106.4 min
Eccentricity
0.0701
Orbit data
Reconstructed from catalog orbit

Mass, size and purpose from GCAT (J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0).

Same launch

Other objects cataloged from the same launch day and site: co-passengers and the rocket body.