In orbitDebris

DELTA 1 DEB

NORAD: 6689
COSPAR: 1973-039D

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Spacecraft

Owner: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Mass at launch: 1 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Dry mass: 1 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Span with arrays and booms: 1 m
Shape: Cable + Disk

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S06689, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1973-06-10
Rocket: Delta 1913
Flight: Explorer 49
Mission name: RAE B
Launch site: CC, LC17B
Launched by: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1973-039

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1973-039, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1973-06-10

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

Where it came from

Parent object: DELTA 1 R/B(2) (NORAD 6687)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris5 in total, 3 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body2 in total, 0 still in orbit