In orbitRocket body

DELTA 1 R/B

NORAD: 3315
COSPAR: 1968-055B

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Spacecraft

Built by: Thiokol-Elkton
Owner: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Platform (bus): Star 37
Mass at launch: 718 kg
Dry mass: 65 kg
Total mass with attached parts: 65 kg
Length: 1 m
Diameter: 0.9 m
Span with arrays and booms: 1 m
Shape: Sphere + Cone

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S03315, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1968-07-04
Rocket: Thor Delta J
Flight: Explorer 38
Mission name: RAE A
Launch site: V, SLC2E
Launched by: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1968-055

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1968-055, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1968-07-04
Period: 155.5 min
Inclination: 120.67°
Apogee: 5,720 km
Perigee: 685 km
Radar cross-section: 0.7718 m²

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

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 17

Everything from this launch

Debris18 in total, 17 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit