In orbitRocket body

DELTA 2 R/B(2)

NORAD: 24810
COSPAR: 1997-025C

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Spacecraft

Built by: Thiokol-Elkton
Owner: Boeing Space Systems (HB)
Platform (bus): Star 48
Mass at launch: 2,141 kg
Dry mass: 132 kg
Total mass with attached parts: 133 kg
Length: 2.3 m
Diameter: 1.1 m
Span with arrays and booms: 2.3 m
Shape: Sphere + Cone

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S24810, 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: 666.3 min
Inclination: 18.78°
Apogee: 36,523 km
Perigee: 1,263 km
Radar cross-section: 3.2471 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: DELTA 2 R/B(1) (NORAD 24809)
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

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