In orbitRocket body

DELTA 2 R/B(1)

NORAD: 24809
COSPAR: 1997-025B

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Spacecraft

Built by: Boeing Space Systems (HB)
Owner: Boeing Space Systems (HB)
Platform (bus): Delta/0020
Mass at launch: 6,930 kg
Dry mass: 924 kg
Total mass with attached parts: 924 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 S24809, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1997-05-20
Rocket: Delta 7925
Flight: Thor II
Mission name: Thor 2A
Launch site: CC, LC17A
Launched by: McDonnell Douglas/HB
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1997-025

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1997-025, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1997-05-20
Period: 108.2 min
Inclination: 26.29°
Apogee: 1,641 km
Perigee: 645 km
Radar cross-section: 9.8843 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