ATLAS CENTAUR 2 R/B

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

ROCKET BODYIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite ATLAS CENTAUR 2 R/B at a glance.

Uptime

22663

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.1

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

30.4

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for ATLAS CENTAUR 2 R/B.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: ATLAS CENTAUR 2 R/B

International designator: 1963-047A

Object number (NORAD): 694

Object ID (CCSDS): 694

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 102.0 minutes

Inclination: 30.3546 deg

SMA: 7231.472 km

Apoapsis: 1250.301 km

Periapsis: 456.374 km

RAAN: 316.4089 deg

Eccentricy: 0.05489382

Argument of periapsis: 42.1419 deg

Mean anomaly: 322.0082 deg

Mean motion: 14.11765806 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.0000354 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00042512878 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 3:07 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 3:26 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 ATLAS CENTAUR 2 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 00694U 63047A 25347.64366817 .00003540 00000-0 42513-3 0 9991

TLE line 2: 2 00694 30.3546 316.4089 0548938 42.1419 322.0082 14.11765806119457

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Real-time ground track for satellite ATLAS CENTAUR 2 R/B.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object ATLAS CENTAUR 2 R/B.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-09-13 03:57:14	0.0003015245	391.0 (m)	DEBRIS
COSMOS 1000	LEO	2025-02-12 04:50:52	0.002166387	615.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
SCOUT G-1 DEB	SSO	2024-09-25 08:17:38	0.0001502281	501.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Test flight of the cryogenic Centaur stage.

ATLAS CENTAUR 2 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Atlas Centaur | AC-2 Instrumentation Ring’, on board a Atlas Centaur space rocket.

The launch took place on Nov. 27, 1963, 7:03 p.m. from Launch Complex 36A.

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Atlas Centaur | AC-2 Instrumentation Ring

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Nov. 27, 1963, 7:03 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Atlas Centaur

Launch pad: Launch Complex 36A

Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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