Centaur-D

Author(s): Art Blos Thomas Guilpain DaveBowman2001

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This addon adds the spent upper stages called the Centaur-D booster, which were in active service from 1962 to 1989. As of November 2022, a total of 21 objects were available below, more will be added in the near future:

  • 1963-047A = AC-2
  • 1966-084B = AC-7 (Surveyor 2), later rediscovered as 2020 SO
  • 1968-110B = AC-16 (OAO 2)
  • 1969-069B = AC-18 (ATS 5)
  • 1971-006B = AC-25 (Intelsat 402)
  • 1971-116B = AC-26 (Intelsat 403)
  • 1972-003B = AC-28 (Intelsat 404)
  • 1972-041B = AC-29 (Intelsat 405)
  • 1972-065B = AC-22 (OAO 3)
  • 1973-058B = AC-31 (Intelsat 407)
  • 1974-093B = AC-32 (Intelsat 408)
  • 1975-042B = AC-35 (Intelsat 401)
  • 1975-091B = AC-36 (Intelsat 4A-1)
  • 1976-010B = AC-37 (Intelsat 4A-2)
  • 1976-042B = AC-38 (Comstar 1A)
  • 1976-073B = AC-40 (Comstar 1B)
  • 1978-035B = AC-48 (Intelsat 4A-6)
  • 1978-068B = AC-41 (Comstar 1C)
  • 1981-018B = AC-42 (Comstar 1D)
  • 1985-055B = AC-64 (Intelsat 5A-11)
  • 1985-087B = AC-65 (Intelsat 5A-12)

  • 2020 SO, the spent Centaur-D stage of Surveyor 2, on its closest approach to Earth on 2020-Dec-1

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