DELTA 1 DEB

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

17351

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.4

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

98.6

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for DELTA 1 DEB.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? True

Object name: DELTA 1 DEB

International designator: 1978-026D

Object number (NORAD): 12164

Object ID (CCSDS): 12164

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 99.93 minutes

Inclination: 98.6415 deg

SMA: 7133.328 km

Apoapsis: 797.043 km

Periapsis: 713.343 km

RAAN: 274.978 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00586682

Argument of periapsis: 233.6085 deg

Mean anomaly: 156.0501 deg

Mean motion: 14.4100158 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00002321 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00072163007 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Sept. 4, 2025, 10:13 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Sept. 4, 2025, 12:45 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 12164U 78026D 25247.03130913 .00002321 00000-0 72163-3 0 9997

TLE line 2: 2 12164 98.6415 274.9780 0058668 233.6085 156.0501 14.41001580465889

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite DELTA 1 DEB.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object DELTA 1 DEB.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-02-22 12:27:43	0.0002356604	38.0 (m)	DEBRIS
TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB	LEO	2024-07-27 17:37:50	0.000110546	76.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-06-27 12:39:47	0.0001092166	208.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Earth observation satellite

DELTA 1 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta 2910 | Landsat 3’, on board a Delta 2910 space rocket.

The launch took place on March 5, 1978, 5:54 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 2W.

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Delta 2910 | Landsat 3

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: March 5, 1978, 5:54 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Delta 2910

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2W

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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