Official name ATLAS CENTAUR 2 R/B
Alternative name CENTAUR C (Atlas LV3C)
Cospar ID 1963-047A
Norad ID 694
Launch date 1963-11-27
Launch site AFETR
Launch vehicle Atlas-LV3C Centaur-B
Country/Organization USA
Type application Instrumented second stage
RCS size LARGE
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 102.32
Inclination (deg) 30.36
Perigee (km) 458
Apogee (km) 1279
Eccentricity 0.47265400115141
Mean motion (revs. per day) 14.0734949179046
Semi-Major axis (km) 7246.635
Raan (deg) 321.1329
Arg of perigee (deg) 325.2517
Shape Cyl + 2 Nozzle
Mass (kg) 4443
Diameter (m) 3.1
Height (m) 8.59
Span (m^2) 8.59
Contractors General Dynamics
Configuration Instrumented Centaur
Power Batteries

These Centaur flights were test flights of the then new developed cryogenic Centaur stage.

On these flights, there was no payload carried besides the instrumented Centaur stage it self.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
ATLAS CENTAUR 2 R/B 1963-047A 1963-11-27 AFETR Atlas-LV3C Centaur-B