Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
17231
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.2
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: 1978-026BJ
Object number (NORAD): 12217
Object ID (CCSDS): 12217
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.157 minutes
Inclination: 98.9645 deg
SMA: 7191.575 km
Apoapsis: 827.516 km
Periapsis: 799.364 km
RAAN: 139.7504 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0019573
Argument of periapsis: 231.5776 deg
Mean anomaly: 182.9481 deg
Mean motion: 14.23530285 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000104 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0004764 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 6, 2025, 11:53 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 12217U 78026BJ 25126.99547497 .00001040 00000-0 47640-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 12217 98.9645 139.7504 0019573 231.5776 182.9481 14.23530285282593
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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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