In orbitRocket body

DELTA 1 R/B

NORAD: 7616
COSPAR: 1975-004B

OrbitalWiki publishes live orbits for active satellites only. This object is in the full catalogue: who launched it, what it is and its last published orbit are below, but there are no current orbital elements for it here.

Spacecraft

Built by: McDonnell Douglas Astronautics/HB
Owner: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Platform (bus): Delta/TR-201
Mass at launch: 845 kg
Dry mass: 845 kg
Length: 6 m
Diameter: 1.4 m
Span with arrays and booms: 6 m
Shape: Cyl + Skirt + Nozzle

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S07616, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1975-01-22
Rocket: Delta 2910
Flight: Landsat 2
Mission name: Landsat B
Launch site: V, SLC2W
Launched by: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1975-004

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1975-004, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1975-01-22
Period: 102.4 min
Inclination: 97.72°
Apogee: 1,008 km
Perigee: 737 km
Radar cross-section: 4.9089 m²

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

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 206

Everything from this launch

Debris206 in total, 31 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit