Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
17236
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
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: 1978-026EB
Object number (NORAD): 12283
Object ID (CCSDS): 12283
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.908 minutes
Inclination: 98.8357 deg
SMA: 7179.762 km
Apoapsis: 866.404 km
Periapsis: 736.851 km
RAAN: 139.467 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0090221
Argument of periapsis: 324.8311 deg
Mean anomaly: 194.0861 deg
Mean motion: 14.27044967 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000258 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00011953 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 12, 2025, 7:41 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 12, 2025, 12:25 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 12283U 78026EB 25132.51768999 .00000258 00000-0 11953-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 12283 98.8357 139.4670 0090221 324.8311 194.0861 14.27044967269419
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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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