Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
17451
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.0
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
99.1
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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: 1978-026BH
Object number (NORAD): 12216
Object ID (CCSDS): 12216
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.765 minutes
Inclination: 99.0962 deg
SMA: 7267.575 km
Apoapsis: 1023.918 km
Periapsis: 754.961 km
RAAN: 102.8439 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0185039
Argument of periapsis: 276.1878 deg
Mean anomaly: 81.8236 deg
Mean motion: 14.01259251 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002407 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0014041113 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 3:07 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 2:24 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 12216U 78026BH 25347.60003438 .00002407 00000-0 14041-2 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 12216 99.0962 102.8439 0185039 276.1878 81.8236 14.01259251267846
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Real-time ground track for satellite DELTA 1 DEB.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated 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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