In orbitDebris

DELTA 1 DEB

NORAD: 6214
COSPAR: 1966-016E

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Spacecraft

Owner: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S06214, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1966-02-28
Rocket: Thor Delta E
Flight: ESSA 2
Mission name: Tiros OT2
Launch site: CC, LC17B
Launched by: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1966-016

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1966-016, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1966-02-28
Period: 114.0 min
Inclination: 101.77°
Apogee: 1,504 km
Perigee: 1,319 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0162 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: ESSA 2 (OT-2) (NORAD 2091)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris3 in total, 3 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit