In orbitRocket body

DELTA 1 R/B

NORAD: 3094
COSPAR: 1968-002B

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Spacecraft

Built by: United Technology Corp
Owner: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Platform (bus): FW4
Mass at launch: 40 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Dry mass: 40 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Length: 1.5 m
Diameter: 0.5 m
Span with arrays and booms: 1.5 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S03094, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1968-01-11
Rocket: Thor Delta E1
Flight: Explorer 36
Mission name: Geos B
Launch site: V, SLC2E
Launched by: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1968-002

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1968-002, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1968-01-11
Period: 112.0 min
Inclination: 105.81°
Apogee: 1,562 km
Perigee: 1,079 km
Radar cross-section: 0.5056 m²

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

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 11

Everything from this launch

Debris12 in total, 12 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit