Key statistics
Satellite ATLAS CENTAUR R/B at a glance.
Uptime
19373
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.8
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
35.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for ATLAS CENTAUR R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: ATLAS CENTAUR R/B
International designator: 1972-065B
Object number (NORAD): 6155
Object ID (CCSDS): 6155
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 97.496 minutes
Inclination: 35.0032 deg
SMA: 7017.003 km
Apoapsis: 663.119 km
Periapsis: 614.617 km
RAAN: 323.8135 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00345601
Argument of periapsis: 233.8484 deg
Mean anomaly: 125.9016 deg
Mean motion: 14.76982192 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00003206 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00044624647 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 3, 2025, 10:15 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 3, 2025, 5:20 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ATLAS CENTAUR R/B
TLE line 1: 1 06155U 72065B 25246.22270670 .00003206 00000-0 44625-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 06155 35.0032 323.8135 0034560 233.8484 125.9016 14.76982192813529
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ATLAS CENTAUR R/B.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object ATLAS CENTAUR R/B.
Associated space launch
Third Orbiting Astronomical Observatory satellite, equipped with an UV telescope and three X-ray telescopes.
ATLAS CENTAUR R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Atlas SLV-3C Centaur | Copernicus’, on board a Atlas SLV-3C Centaur space rocket.
The launch took place on Aug. 21, 1972, 10:28 a.m. from Launch Complex 36B.
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Atlas SLV-3C Centaur | Copernicus
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Aug. 21, 1972, 10:28 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Atlas SLV-3C Centaur
Launch pad: Launch Complex 36B
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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