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ATLAS CENTAUR 2

NORAD 00694· COSPAR 1963-047A· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· LEO
Launch
Launched on Nov 27, 1963 from Launch Complex 36A, United States of America aboard a Atlas LV-3C Centaur.
Atlas Centaur | AC-2 Instrumentation Ring
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 09:17 UTC
Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
Country
Manufacturer
Launched
Nov 27, 1963
Mass
Apogee
1,255 km
Perigee
467 km
Inclination
30.36°
Period
1.70 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for ATLAS CENTAUR 2 across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
-0.7 km
Rate
-0.01 km/day
Now
467 × 1255 km
8621257467May 28Sep 9
Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

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