Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
17291
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.9
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
99.0
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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: 1978-026DP
Object number (NORAD): 12270
Object ID (CCSDS): 12270
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 103.549 minutes
Inclination: 99.047 deg
SMA: 7304.493 km
Apoapsis: 975.283 km
Periapsis: 877.433 km
RAAN: 114.5218 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0066979
Argument of periapsis: 25.2465 deg
Mean anomaly: 132.8646 deg
Mean motion: 13.90649356 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000006 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000081019 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 6:26 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 12270U 78026DP 25187.26838252 .00000060 00000-0 81019-4 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 12270 99.0470 114.5218 0066979 25.2465 132.8646 13.90649356252225
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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