Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
17235
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
99.1
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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: 1978-026P
Object number (NORAD): 12174
Object ID (CCSDS): 12174
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.111 minutes
Inclination: 99.0676 deg
SMA: 7236.734 km
Apoapsis: 889.281 km
Periapsis: 827.916 km
RAAN: 158.0353 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0042398
Argument of periapsis: 27.1886 deg
Mean anomaly: 145.6689 deg
Mean motion: 14.10226522 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000192 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00013292 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 11, 2025, 2:40 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 10, 2025, 8 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 12174U 78026P 25130.83372961 .00000192 00000-0 13292-3 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 12174 99.0676 158.0353 0042398 27.1886 145.6689 14.10226522275027
Live tracking on map
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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