In orbitDebris

DELTA 1 DEB

NORAD: 2888
COSPAR: 1965-089D

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Spacecraft

Owner: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S02888, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1965-11-06
Rocket: Thor Delta E
Flight: Explorer 29
Mission name: GEOS A
Launch site: CC, LC17A
Launched by: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1965-089

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1965-089, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1965-11-06
Period: 121.3 min
Inclination: 59.20°
Apogee: 2,320 km
Perigee: 1,156 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0488 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: DELTA 1 R/B (NORAD 1729)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris6 in total, 6 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit