In orbitRocket body

DELTA 4 R/B

NORAD: 27555
COSPAR: 2002-051B

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Spacecraft

Built by: United Launch Alliance, Decatur
Owner: Boeing Launch Services (?)
Platform (bus): DCSS-4
Main engine: RL10B-2
Mass at launch: 2,850 kg
Dry mass: 2,850 kg
Length: 12 m
Diameter: 4 m
Span with arrays and booms: 12 m
Shape: Cyl + Nozzle

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S27555, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 2002-11-20
Rocket: Delta 4M+(4,2)
Flight: Eutelsat W5
Mission name: Eutelsat W5
Launch site: CC, SLC37B
Launched by: Boeing Launch Services (?)
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 2002-051

From the GCAT launch log, launch 2002-051, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 2002-11-20
Period: 610.2 min
Inclination: 14.02°
Apogee: 34,398 km
Perigee: 508 km
Radar cross-section: 28.8809 m²

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

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 9

Everything from this launch

Debris8 in total, 0 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit