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

17290

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.3

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: 1978-026J

Object number (NORAD): 12169

Object ID (CCSDS): 12169

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.462 minutes

Inclination: 98.7289 deg

SMA: 7158.602 km

Apoapsis: 829.701 km

Periapsis: 731.233 km

RAAN: 204.5288 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0068776

Argument of periapsis: 24.1693 deg

Mean anomaly: 98.0933 deg

Mean motion: 14.33377148 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000466 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00018069 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 5, 2025, 5:45 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 5, 2025, 3:14 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 12169U 78026J 25186.63508141 .00000466 00000-0 18069-3 0 9995

TLE line 2: 2 12169 98.7289 204.5288 0068776 24.1693 98.0933 14.33377148310649

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
CZ-6A DEB LEO 2025-04-15 17:25:00 0.003357872 26.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 2251 DEB LEO 2024-08-07 05:23:17 0.0002832 207.0 (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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