In orbitDebris

DELTA 1 DEB

NORAD: 39102
COSPAR: 1977-065GP

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Spacecraft

Owner: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S39102, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1977-07-14
Rocket: Delta 2914
Flight: GMS
Mission name: GMS
Launch site: CC, LC17B
Launched by: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1977-065

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1977-065, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1977-07-14
Period: 110.5 min
Inclination: 28.99°
Apogee: 1,955 km
Perigee: 542 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0005 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: DELTA 1 R/B(1) (NORAD 10144)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris180 in total, 49 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body3 in total, 2 still in orbit