Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
17353
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.9
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.8
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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: 1978-026BU
Object number (NORAD): 12227
Object ID (CCSDS): 12227
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 96.406 minutes
Inclination: 98.7838 deg
SMA: 6964.582 km
Apoapsis: 635.784 km
Periapsis: 537.11 km
RAAN: 48.4014 deg
Eccentricy: 0.007084
Argument of periapsis: 44.7739 deg
Mean anomaly: 315.9165 deg
Mean motion: 14.93688909 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00006753 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00061410981 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 7, 2025, 3:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 6, 2025, 10:16 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 12227U 78026BU 25249.42779813 .00006753 00000-0 61411-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 12227 98.7838 48.4014 0070840 44.7739 315.9165 14.93688909357487
Live tracking on map
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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