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

17231

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.9

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

98.9

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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: 1978-026AJ

Object number (NORAD): 12193

Object ID (CCSDS): 12193

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 103.941 minutes

Inclination: 98.8714 deg

SMA: 7322.925 km

Apoapsis: 1124.934 km

Periapsis: 764.646 km

RAAN: 337.4188 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0246

Argument of periapsis: 217.9293 deg

Mean anomaly: 140.4314 deg

Mean motion: 13.85402348 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00003546 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0024878 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: May 7, 2025, 7:29 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 12193U 78026AJ 25127.81247770 .00003546 00000-0 24878-2 0 9991

TLE line 2: 2 12193 98.8714 337.4188 0246000 217.9293 140.4314 13.85402348194902

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
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-04-16 22:09:38 0.0001384215 60.0 (m) DEBRIS
SL-16 DEB LEO 2025-01-03 11:18:00 0.0006613238 55.0 (m) DEBRIS
SL-3 R/B LEO 2024-07-20 11:16:03 0.0002191471 552.0 (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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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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