DELTA 1 DEB

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

17345

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: 1978-026BQ

Object number (NORAD): 12223

Object ID (CCSDS): 12223

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 102.561 minutes

Inclination: 99.2059 deg

SMA: 7257.985 km

Apoapsis: 909.165 km

Periapsis: 850.536 km

RAAN: 265.2998 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00403889

Argument of periapsis: 198.0804 deg

Mean anomaly: 161.8928 deg

Mean motion: 14.04037272 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.0000011 rev/day2

B* drag term: -0.000040030687 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Aug. 28, 2025, 11:13 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Aug. 28, 2025, 2:15 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 12223U 78026BQ 25240.59438201 -.00000110 00000-0 -40031-4 0 9994

TLE line 2: 2 12223 99.2059 265.2998 0040389 198.0804 161.8928 14.04037272281827

Live tracking on map

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
THOR ABLESTAR R/B LEO 2025-05-03 20:13:48 0.0001526636 128.0 (m) ROCKET BODY
METEOR 2-6 LEO 2025-02-21 22:35:59 0.0001476725 111.0 (m) PAYLOAD
THORAD AGENA D DEB SSO 2024-11-23 16:11:31 0.0001263813 218.0 (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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Launch to space Delta 2910 | Landsat 3
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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