DELTA 1 DEB

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

17400

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: 1978-026AX

Object number (NORAD): 12206

Object ID (CCSDS): 12206

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 102.611 minutes

Inclination: 98.9823 deg

SMA: 7260.311 km

Apoapsis: 997.658 km

Periapsis: 766.695 km

RAAN: 48.0198 deg

Eccentricy: 0.01590591

Argument of periapsis: 30.6371 deg

Mean anomaly: 330.3967 deg

Mean motion: 14.03362551 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00001324 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00078236721 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 23, 2025, 2:46 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 22, 2025, 6:12 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 12206U 78026AX 25295.75839919 .00001324 00000-0 78237-3 0 9998

TLE line 2: 2 12206 98.9823 48.0198 0159059 30.6371 330.3967 14.03362551267670

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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
COSMOS 475	LEO	2025-10-05 16:55:20	0.0001766307	581.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
ATLAS 2AS CENTAUR R/B	LEO	2025-09-05 17:32:04	0.0001202605	208.0 (m)	ROCKET BODY
SCOUT X-4 R/B	LEO	2025-08-29 05:18:08	0.0001115688	180.0 (m)	ROCKET BODY
COSMOS 1275 DEB	LEO	2024-11-11 11:30:26	0.0004770345	138.0 (m)	DEBRIS
DTUSAT	SSO	2024-09-22 22:32:22	0.0003292798	247.0 (m)	PAYLOAD

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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