In orbitDebris

DELTA 2 DEB

NORAD: 25904
COSPAR: 1994-016D

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Spacecraft

Owner: McDonnell Douglas Astronautics/HB
Mass at launch: 1 kg
Dry mass: 1 kg
Span with arrays and booms: 1 m
Shape: Disk + Cable

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S25904, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1994-03-10
Rocket: Delta 7925
Flight: USA 100 (GPS IIA-24)
Mission name: Navstar GPS SVN 36
Launch site: CC, LC17A
Launched by: McDonnell Douglas/HB
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1994-016

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1994-016, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1994-03-10
Period: 126.0 min
Inclination: 34.50°
Apogee: 3,668 km
Perigee: 231 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0158 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: DELTA 2 R/B(2) [PAM-D] (NORAD 23029)

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

Everything from this launch

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