Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
17346
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.9
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: 1978-026CD
Object number (NORAD): 12236
Object ID (CCSDS): 12236
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 103.772 minutes
Inclination: 98.7945 deg
SMA: 7314.99 km
Apoapsis: 1094.109 km
Periapsis: 779.601 km
RAAN: 99.8616 deg
Eccentricy: 0.02149749
Argument of periapsis: 47.312 deg
Mean anomaly: 76.9965 deg
Mean motion: 13.87657022 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000792 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00058493918 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 30, 2025, 11:24 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 30, 2025, 2:29 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 12236U 78026CD 25242.10390542 .00000792 00000-0 58494-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 12236 98.7945 99.8616 0214975 47.3120 76.9965 13.87657022239245
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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