In orbitRocket body

DELTA 1 R/B

NORAD: 6237
COSPAR: 1972-082C

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Spacecraft

Built by: Aerojet Engineering
Owner: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Platform (bus): DSV-3N
Main engine: AJ10-118F
Mass at launch: 756 kg
Dry mass: 756 kg
Length: 4.8 m
Diameter: 1.4 m
Span with arrays and booms: 4.8 m
Shape: Cyl + Nozzle

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S06237, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1972-10-15
Rocket: Delta 0300
Flight: NOAA 2
Mission name: ITOS D
Launch site: V, SLC2W
Launched by: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1972-082

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1972-082, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1972-10-15
Period: 109.2 min
Inclination: 102.79°
Apogee: 1,463 km
Perigee: 916 km
Radar cross-section: 4.0937 m²

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

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 2

Everything from this launch

Payload2 in total, 2 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit