DELTA 1 DEB

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

17351

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.2

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

99.2

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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: 1978-026AA

Object number (NORAD): 12185

Object ID (CCSDS): 12185

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.649 minutes

Inclination: 99.2216 deg

SMA: 7214.894 km

Apoapsis: 902.92 km

Periapsis: 770.598 km

RAAN: 222.4331 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00917009

Argument of periapsis: 24.6414 deg

Mean anomaly: 355.884 deg

Mean motion: 14.16634559 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.0000189 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00093145197 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Sept. 4, 2025, 10:13 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Sept. 4, 2025, 4:37 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 12185U 78026AA 25247.19295913 .00001890 00000-0 93145-3 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 12185 99.2216 222.4331 0091701 24.6414 355.8840 14.16634559288830

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	2025-01-08 01:10:21	0.0001034328	907.0 (m)	ROCKET BODY
CZ-6A DEB	SSO	2024-11-15 01:13:24	0.0001121043	185.0 (m)	DEBRIS
SL-3 R/B	LEO	2024-10-01 23:34:03	0.0001035031	517.0 (m)	ROCKET BODY

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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