In orbitDebris

DELTA 1 DEB

NORAD: 12171
COSPAR: 1978-026L

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Spacecraft

Owner: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S12171, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1978-03-05
Rocket: Delta 2910
Flight: Landsat 3
Mission name: Landsat C
Launch site: V, SLC2W
Launched by: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1978-026

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1978-026, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1978-03-05
Period: 102.6 min
Inclination: 99.23°
Apogee: 907 km
Perigee: 852 km
Radar cross-section: 0.7637 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Parent object: DELTA 1 R/B (NORAD 10704)

The object this one was attached to at launch, or broke off from, as GCAT records it.

Everything from this launch

Debris248 in total, 146 still in orbit
Payload2 in total, 2 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit