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

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.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
MINOTAUR 1 R/B LEO 2025-10-05 19:58:51 0.0001194751 646.0 (m) ROCKET BODY
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-06-15 17:40:02 0.0001685875 465.0 (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.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

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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