In orbitDebris

CTS DEB [ARRAY COVER]

NORAD: 39688
COSPAR: 1976-004E

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Spacecraft

Built by: Communications Research Center
Owner: Communications Research Center
Mass at launch: 4 kg
Dry mass: 4 kg
Length: 0.1 m
Diameter: 1.8 m
Span with arrays and booms: 1.8 m
Shape: Plate

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S39688, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1976-01-17
Rocket: Delta 2914
Flight: CTS
Mission name: CTS
Launch site: CC, LC17B
Launched by: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1976-004

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1976-004, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: CA
Launch date: 1976-01-17
Period: 1435.7 min
Inclination: 2.87°
Apogee: 35,909 km
Perigee: 35,648 km
Radar cross-section: 0.003 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: CTS (NORAD 8585)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris3 in total, 2 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body2 in total, 0 still in orbit