In orbitRocket body

DELTA 2 R/B(2)

NORAD: 25620
COSPAR: 1999-003C

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Spacecraft

Built by: Thiokol-Elkton
Owner: Boeing Space Systems (HB)
Platform (bus): Star 37
Mass at launch: 1,148 kg
Dry mass: 82 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Total mass with attached parts: 83 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Length: 1.7 m
Diameter: 0.9 m
Span with arrays and booms: 1.7 m
Shape: Sphere + Cone

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S25620, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1999-02-07
Rocket: Delta 7426-9.5
Flight: Stardust
Mission name: Stardust
Launch site: CC, SLC17A
Launched by: Boeing Launch Services (?)
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1999-003

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1999-003, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1999-02-07
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 25619)
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

Payload2 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body2 in total, 2 still in orbit