Key statistics
Satellite ATLAS CENTAUR 2 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
22614
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
30.4
Latest
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: 102.034 minutes
Inclination: 30.3562 deg
SMA: 7233.1 km
Apoapsis: 1253.23 km
Periapsis: 456.699 km
RAAN: 234.0327 deg
Eccentricy: 0.05506154
Argument of periapsis: 324.3014 deg
Mean anomaly: 32.1928 deg
Mean motion: 14.11289392 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00004597 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00055525733 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 25, 2025, 3:11 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 24, 2025, 10:11 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ATLAS CENTAUR 2 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 00694U 63047A 25297.92433406 .00004597 00000-0 55526-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 00694 30.3562 234.0327 0550615 324.3014 32.1928 14.11289392112425
Live tracking on map
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.
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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