In orbitDebris

DELTA 1 DEB

NORAD: 42081
COSPAR: 1968-114H

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Spacecraft

Built by: Aerojet Engineering
Owner: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S42081, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1968-12-15
Rocket: Thor Delta N
Flight: ESSA 8
Mission name: TOS F
Launch site: V, SLC2E
Launched by: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1968-114

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1968-114, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1968-12-15
Period: 116.9 min
Inclination: 101.71°
Apogee: 1,634 km
Perigee: 1,449 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0173 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: DELTA 1 R/B (NORAD 3616)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris19 in total, 19 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit