In orbitRocket body

DELTA 2 R/B

NORAD: 20763
COSPAR: 1990-074B

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Spacecraft

Built by: McDonnell Douglas Astronautics/HB
Owner: McDonnell Douglas Astronautics/HB
Platform (bus): Delta/0020
Mass at launch: 6,930 kg
Dry mass: 919 kg
Total mass with attached parts: 919 kg
Length: 7 m
Diameter: 2.4 m
Span with arrays and booms: 7 m
Shape: Cyl + Cone

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S20763, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1990-08-18
Rocket: Delta 6925
Flight: Marcopolo 2
Mission name: BSB R2
Launch site: CC, LC17B
Launched by: McDonnell Douglas/HB
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1990-074

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1990-074, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1990-08-18
Period: 98.3 min
Inclination: 24.76°
Apogee: 907 km
Perigee: 449 km
Radar cross-section: 9.9491 m²

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

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 1

Everything from this launch

Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body2 in total, 2 still in orbit