In orbitDebris

DELTA 1 DEB

NORAD: 6213
COSPAR: 1966-087E

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Spacecraft

Owner: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S06213, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1966-10-02
Rocket: Thor Delta E
Flight: ESSA 3
Mission name: TOS A
Launch site: V, SLC2E
Launched by: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1966-087

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1966-087, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1966-10-02
Period: 108.6 min
Inclination: 101.78°
Apogee: 1,198 km
Perigee: 1,123 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0105 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: DELTA 1 R/B (NORAD 2436)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris4 in total, 4 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit