In orbitDebris

DELTA 1 DEB

NORAD: 13539
COSPAR: 1976-077EM

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Spacecraft

Owner: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S13539, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1976-07-29
Rocket: Delta 2310
Flight: NOAA 5
Mission name: ITOS H
Launch site: V, SLC2W
Launched by: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1976-077

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1976-077, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1976-07-29
Period: 123.6 min
Inclination: 101.87°
Apogee: 2,178 km
Perigee: 1,500 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0165 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: DELTA 1 R/B (NORAD 9063)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris184 in total, 172 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit