Re-entered 1981-11-06Rocket body

DELTA 1 R/B(2)

NORAD: 8312
COSPAR: 1972-090C

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Is it working?

Sources agree

Source	What it says	Date
CelesTrak SATCAT	Decayed or deorbited	1981-11-06
GCAT (J. McDowell)	Re-entered	1981-11-06

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Spacecraft

Built by: Thiokol-Elkton
Owner: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Platform (bus): Star 37
Mass at launch: 1,047 kg
Dry mass: 83 kg
Total mass with attached parts: 83 kg
Length: 1.9 m
Diameter: 0.9 m
Span with arrays and booms: 1.9 m
Shape: Sphere + Cone

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S08312, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1972-11-10
Rocket: Delta 1914
Flight: Anik A1
Mission name: Anik A1
Launch site: CC, LC17B
Launched by: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1972-090

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1972-090, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1972-11-10
Re-entered: 1981-11-06
Period: 90.3 min
Inclination: 26.77°
Apogee: 448 km
Perigee: 129 km
Radar cross-section: 0.3742 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: DELTA 1 R/B(1) (NORAD 6279)
Catalogued pieces that came from it: 1

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

Everything from this launch

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