In orbitRocket body

DELTA 1 R/B

NORAD: 14096
COSPAR: 1983-051B

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Spacecraft

Built by: McDonnell Douglas Astronautics/HB
Owner: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Platform (bus): Delta/TR-201
Main engine: TR-201
Mass at launch: 845 kg
Dry mass: 845 kg
Length: 6 m
Diameter: 1.4 m
Span with arrays and booms: 6 m
Shape: Cyl + Nozzle

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S14096, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1983-05-26
Rocket: Delta 3914
Flight: Exosat
Mission name: Exosat
Launch site: V, SLC2W
Launched by: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1983-051

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1983-051, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1983-05-26
Period: 119.0 min
Inclination: 72.30°
Apogee: 2,513 km
Perigee: 760 km
Radar cross-section: 8.675 m²

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

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 3

Everything from this launch

Debris3 in total, 0 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 0 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit