Re-entered 1989-05-10Debris

DELTA 1 DEB

NORAD: 74
COSPAR: 1960-016C

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Is it working?

Sources agree

Source	What it says	Date
CelesTrak SATCAT	Decayed or deorbited	1989-05-10
GCAT (J. McDowell)	Re-entered	1989-05-10

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Spacecraft

Built by: RCA Astro Electronics (Astro Space)
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%)
Length: 3.5 m
Span with arrays and booms: 3.5 m
Shape: Cable + Box

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S00074, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1960-11-23
Rocket: Thor Delta
Flight: Tiros 2
Mission name: NASA A-2
Launch site: CC, LC17A
Launched by: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1960 PI

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1960 PI, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1960-11-23
Re-entered: 1989-05-10
Period: 89.4 min
Inclination: 48.54°
Apogee: 250 km
Perigee: 238 km
Radar cross-section: 0.1777 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: TIROS 2 (NORAD 63)

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