DELTA 1 DEB

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

17353

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.0

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: 1978-026AP

Object number (NORAD): 12198

Object ID (CCSDS): 12198

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 102.642 minutes

Inclination: 99.1506 deg

SMA: 7261.797 km

Apoapsis: 969.002 km

Periapsis: 798.322 km

RAAN: 159.8063 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0117519

Argument of periapsis: 334.9091 deg

Mean anomaly: 24.6392 deg

Mean motion: 14.02931993 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000865 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00055262208 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Sept. 7, 2025, 3:09 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Sept. 6, 2025, 4:35 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 12198U 78026AP 25249.69129712 .00000865 00000-0 55262-3 0 9995

TLE line 2: 2 12198 99.1506 159.8063 0117519 334.9091 24.6392 14.02931993271410

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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	2024-11-09 11:31:40	0.0001818444	88.0 (m)	DEBRIS
METEOR 1-19	LEO	2024-10-18 00:04:48	0.0003555346	67.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
NOAA 16 DEB	SSO	2024-09-25 21:35:48	0.0002089887	368.0 (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.

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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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