Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
17292
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.9
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: 1978-026H
Object number (NORAD): 12168
Object ID (CCSDS): 12168
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 103.317 minutes
Inclination: 98.7116 deg
SMA: 7293.594 km
Apoapsis: 1042.761 km
Periapsis: 788.158 km
RAAN: 17.2269 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0174539
Argument of periapsis: 39.8112 deg
Mean anomaly: 321.5706 deg
Mean motion: 13.93767617 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000243 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00018937 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 7, 2025, 6:34 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 7, 2025, 2:40 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 12168U 78026H 25188.11138477 .00000243 00000-0 18937-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 12168 98.7116 17.2269 0174539 39.8112 321.5706 13.93767617252689
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Real-time ground track for satellite 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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