Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
17403
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.9
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.1
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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: 1978-026DN
Object number (NORAD): 12269
Object ID (CCSDS): 12269
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 96.684 minutes
Inclination: 98.0953 deg
SMA: 6977.97 km
Apoapsis: 627.883 km
Periapsis: 571.786 km
RAAN: 286.8335 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00401957
Argument of periapsis: 170.7216 deg
Mean anomaly: 244.171 deg
Mean motion: 14.89392369 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00010655 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0011100042 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 26, 2025, 2:54 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 25, 2025, 10:59 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 12269U 78026DN 25298.95832778 .00010655 00000-0 11100-2 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 12269 98.0953 286.8335 0040196 170.7216 244.1710 14.89392369359151
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.
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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