In orbitDebris

DELTA 2 DEB

NORAD: 26792
COSPAR: 1992-009D

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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 S26792, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1992-02-23
Rocket: Delta 7925
Flight: USA 79 (GPS IIA-12)
Mission name: Navstar GPS SVN 25
Launch site: CC, LC17B
Launched by: McDonnell Douglas/HB
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1992-009

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1992-009, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1992-02-23
Period: 212.9 min
Inclination: 34.47°
Apogee: 10,626 km
Perigee: 241 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0137 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 21892)

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, 1 still in orbit