In orbitDebris

DELTA 1 DEB [YO]

NORAD: 228
COSPAR: 1962-002C

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Spacecraft

Built by: RCA Astro Electronics (Astro Space)
Owner: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Mass at launch: 1 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Dry mass: 1 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Length: 3.5 m
Span with arrays and booms: 3.5 m
Shape: Cable + Box

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S00228, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1962-02-08
Rocket: Thor Delta
Flight: Tiros 4
Mission name: NASA A-9
Launch site: CC, LC17A
Launched by: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1962 BET

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1962 BET, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1962-02-08
Period: 92.0 min
Inclination: 48.43°
Apogee: 378 km
Perigee: 371 km
Radar cross-section: 0.045 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: TIROS 4 (NORAD 226)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris3 in total, 3 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 0 still in orbit