In orbitDebris

DELTA 1 DEB

NORAD: 9976
COSPAR: 1973-086GF

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Spacecraft

Owner: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S09976, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1973-11-06
Rocket: Delta 0300
Flight: NOAA 3
Mission name: ITOS F
Launch site: V, SLC2W
Launched by: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1973-086

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1973-086, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1973-11-06
Period: 116.5 min
Inclination: 102.35°
Apogee: 1,560 km
Perigee: 1,491 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0333 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: DELTA 1 R/B (NORAD 6921)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris221 in total, 195 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit