Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
17237
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.7
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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: 1978-026AU
Object number (NORAD): 12203
Object ID (CCSDS): 12203
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.066 minutes
Inclination: 98.6564 deg
SMA: 7139.757 km
Apoapsis: 804.48 km
Periapsis: 718.765 km
RAAN: 149.7255 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0060027
Argument of periapsis: 304.7952 deg
Mean anomaly: 170.7487 deg
Mean motion: 14.39055621 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000945 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00031414 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 12, 2025, 7:41 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 12, 2025, 2:17 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 12203U 78026AU 25132.59544312 .00000945 00000-0 31414-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 12203 98.6564 149.7255 0060027 304.7952 170.7487 14.39055621306522
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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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