In orbitRocket body

DELTA 1 R/B(CEP 1)

NORAD: 4794
COSPAR: 1970-106B

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Source	What it says	Date
GCAT (J. McDowell)	Fell silent	1970-12-11
GCAT (J. McDowell)	Regular operations ended	1970-12-11
GCAT (J. McDowell)	Last known active	1970-12-11

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Spacecraft

Program: Delta Attached
Built by: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Owner: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Platform (bus): Delta Attached
Purpose: Science
Sector: Civil government
Mass at launch: 2 kg
Dry mass: 2 kg
Length: 0.1 m
Diameter: 0.2 m
Span with arrays and booms: 0.7 m
Shape: Box + 2 Ant
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.229

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S04794, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1970-12-11
Rocket: Thor Delta N6
Flight: NOAA 1
Mission name: ITOS A
Launch site: V, SLC2W
Launched by: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1970-106

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1970-106, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1970-12-11
Period: 114.9 min
Inclination: 101.31°
Apogee: 1,480 km
Perigee: 1,422 km
Radar cross-section: 4.642 m²

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

Where it came from

Everything from this launch

Debris1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit