Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
17450
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: 99.898 minutes
Inclination: 98.629 deg
SMA: 7131.805 km
Apoapsis: 795.183 km
Periapsis: 712.156 km
RAAN: 15.2733 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00582091
Argument of periapsis: 298.0509 deg
Mean anomaly: 121.9662 deg
Mean motion: 14.41463385 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002836 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00087048034 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 7:34 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 12164U 78026D 25346.31591613 .00002836 00000-0 87048-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 12164 98.6290 15.2733 0058209 298.0509 121.9662 14.41463385480185
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.
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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