In orbitDebris

DELTA 1 DEB

NORAD: 3417
COSPAR: 1968-069D

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Spacecraft

Owner: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S03417, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1968-08-16
Rocket: Thor Delta N
Flight: ESSA 7
Mission name: TOS E
Launch site: V, SLC2E
Launched by: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1968-069

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1968-069, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1968-08-16
Period: 116.2 min
Inclination: 102.20°
Apogee: 1,560 km
Perigee: 1,456 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0763 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: ESSA 7 (TOS-E) (NORAD 3345)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris5 in total, 5 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit