DELTA 1 DEB

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

17233

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: 1978-026CE

Object number (NORAD): 12237

Object ID (CCSDS): 12237

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 103.242 minutes

Inclination: 98.8194 deg

SMA: 7290.048 km

Apoapsis: 1093.164 km

Periapsis: 730.662 km

RAAN: 226.9066 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0248628

Argument of periapsis: 46.3058 deg

Mean anomaly: 315.8413 deg

Mean motion: 13.94784628 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00002672 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0015633 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: May 9, 2025, 2:46 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: May 8, 2025, 5:21 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 12237U 78026CE 25128.22323233 .00002672 00000-0 15633-2 0 9993

TLE line 2: 2 12237 98.8194 226.9066 0248628 46.3058 315.8413 13.94784628188995

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
COSMOS 1428	LEO	2025-04-04 06:21:11	0.0001436467	277.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2025-01-10 09:23:30	0.0001035534	769.0 (m)	DEBRIS
COSMOS 1275 DEB	LEO	2024-06-29 09:54:06	0.0001996921	131.0 (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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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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