DELTA 1 DEB

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

17452

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.2

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

98.7

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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: 1978-026G

Object number (NORAD): 12167

Object ID (CCSDS): 12167

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.708 minutes

Inclination: 98.7373 deg

SMA: 7217.687 km

Apoapsis: 954.411 km

Periapsis: 724.694 km

RAAN: 292.3638 deg

Eccentricy: 0.01591346

Argument of periapsis: 356.8795 deg

Mean anomaly: 112.4474 deg

Mean motion: 14.15812261 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00001399 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0006490353 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 3:07 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 9:17 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 12167U 78026G 25347.38717591 .00001399 00000-0 64904-3 0 9990

TLE line 2: 2 12167 98.7373 292.3638 0159135 356.8795 112.4474 14.15812261305592

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
SL-8 R/B LEO 2025-10-30 07:42:36 0.0002360789 272.0 (m) ROCKET BODY
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-11-05 20:01:23 0.0002117013 131.0 (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.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Delta 2910 | Landsat 3
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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