Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 R/B(1) at a glance.
Uptime
17129
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.5
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
28.4
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for DELTA 1 R/B(1).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: DELTA 1 R/B(1)
International designator: 1978-062B
Object number (NORAD): 10954
Object ID (CCSDS): 10954
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 106.381 minutes
Inclination: 28.4327 deg
SMA: 7437.085 km
Apoapsis: 1570.126 km
Periapsis: 547.775 km
RAAN: 307.7984 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0687333
Argument of periapsis: 285.9213 deg
Mean anomaly: 66.669 deg
Mean motion: 13.53625739 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000483 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00011083 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 9, 2025, 2:46 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 8, 2025, 9:14 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 R/B(1)
TLE line 1: 1 10954U 78062B 25128.88504639 .00000483 00000-0 11083-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 10954 28.4327 307.7984 0687333 285.9213 66.6690 13.53625739306618
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite DELTA 1 R/B(1).
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object DELTA 1 R/B(1).
Associated space launch
Geostationary meteorological satellite
DELTA 1 R/B(1) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta 2914 | GOES 3’, on board a Delta 2914 space rocket.
The launch took place on June 16, 1978, 10:49 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 17B.
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Delta 2914 | GOES 3
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 16, 1978, 10:49 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Delta 2914
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 17B
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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