In orbitDebris

DELTA 1 DEB

NORAD: 2706
COSPAR: 1967-006C

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Spacecraft

Owner: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S02706, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1967-01-26
Rocket: Thor Delta E
Flight: ESSA 4
Mission name: TOS B
Launch site: V, SLC2E
Launched by: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1967-006

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1967-006, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1967-01-26
Period: 114.2 min
Inclination: 102.16°
Apogee: 1,447 km
Perigee: 1,391 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0702 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: ESSA 4 (TOS-B) (NORAD 2657)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris3 in total, 3 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit