Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
17350
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
99.1
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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: 1978-026DW
Object number (NORAD): 12278
Object ID (CCSDS): 12278
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.707 minutes
Inclination: 99.126 deg
SMA: 7122.689 km
Apoapsis: 773.015 km
Periapsis: 716.093 km
RAAN: 50.9785 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00399585
Argument of periapsis: 85.0544 deg
Mean anomaly: 289.7381 deg
Mean motion: 14.44231413 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00009189 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0026608636 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 3, 2025, 2:21 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 2, 2025, 6:03 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 12278U 78026DW 25245.75249866 .00009189 00000-0 26609-2 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 12278 99.1260 50.9785 0039959 85.0544 289.7381 14.44231413301676
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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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