In orbitRocket body

DELTA 2 R/B(2)

NORAD: 24650
COSPAR: 1996-062C

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Spacecraft

Built by: Thiokol-Elkton
Owner: McDonnell Douglas Astronautics/HB
Platform (bus): Star 48
Mass at launch: 2,141 kg
Dry mass: 132 kg
Total mass with attached parts: 132 kg
Length: 2 m
Diameter: 1.2 m
Span with arrays and booms: 2 m
Shape: Sphere + Cone

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S24650, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1996-11-07
Rocket: Delta 7925
Flight: MGS
Mission name: MGS
Launch site: CC, LC17A
Launched by: McDonnell Douglas/HB
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1996-062

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1996-062, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1996-11-07
Orbits: the Sun

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

Where it came from

Parent object: DELTA 2 R/B(1) (NORAD 24649)
Catalogued pieces that came from it: 1

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

Everything from this launch

Debris1 in total, 0 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body2 in total, 1 still in orbit