In orbitDebris

DELTA 1 DEB

NORAD: 2976
COSPAR: 1967-036C

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Spacecraft

Owner: Environmental Science Services Administration

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S02976, checked 2026-11-06. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1967-04-20
Rocket: Thor Delta E
Flight: ESSA 5
Mission name: TOS C
Launch site: V, SLC2E
Launched by: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1967-036

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1967-036, checked 2026-11-06. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1967-04-20
Period: 112.3 min
Inclination: 102.19°
Apogee: 1,409 km
Perigee: 1,257 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0638 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: ESSA 5 (NORAD 2757)

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

DELTA 1 DEB

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