In orbitRocket body

DELTA 2 R/B(1)

NORAD: 22176
COSPAR: 1992-066B

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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 S22176, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1992-10-12
Rocket: Delta 7925
Flight: DFS 3
Mission name: DFS 3
Launch site: CC, LC17B
Launched by: McDonnell Douglas/HB
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1992-066

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1992-066, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1992-10-12
Period: 132.7 min
Inclination: 25.08°
Apogee: 3,069 km
Perigee: 1,406 km
Radar cross-section: 10.1953 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