Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
17347
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.0
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
99.0
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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: 1978-026AF
Object number (NORAD): 12190
Object ID (CCSDS): 12190
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.688 minutes
Inclination: 99.0477 deg
SMA: 7263.969 km
Apoapsis: 898.698 km
Periapsis: 872.97 km
RAAN: 195.7531 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00177092
Argument of periapsis: 321.682 deg
Mean anomaly: 195.9762 deg
Mean motion: 14.02302821 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000035 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00025692578 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 31, 2025, 5:37 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 31, 2025, 9:15 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 12190U 78026AF 25243.38580638 .00000350 00000-0 25693-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 12190 99.0477 195.7531 0017709 321.6820 195.9762 14.02302821276162
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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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