In orbitDebris

DELTA 1 DEB

NORAD: 19478
COSPAR: 1981-070L

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Spacecraft

Owner: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S19478, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1981-08-03
Rocket: Delta 3913
Flight: DE 1/DE 2
Mission name: DE A
Launch site: V, SLC2W
Launched by: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1981-070

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1981-070, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1981-08-03
Period: 386.3 min
Inclination: 90.90°
Apogee: 21,837 km
Perigee: 547 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0746 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: DYNAMICS EXPLORER 1 (NORAD 12624)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris8 in total, 4 still in orbit
Payload2 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body2 in total, 1 still in orbit