Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
17993
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.5
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
102.4
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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: 1976-077DV
Object number (NORAD): 12540
Object ID (CCSDS): 12540
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 115.462 minutes
Inclination: 102.4324 deg
SMA: 7854.499 km
Apoapsis: 1508.087 km
Periapsis: 1444.64 km
RAAN: 53.8959 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00403894
Argument of periapsis: 55.2905 deg
Mean anomaly: 98.813 deg
Mean motion: 12.47168309 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000187 rev/day2
B* drag term: -0.00094658306 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Nov. 1, 2025, 7:40 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 31, 2025, 7:38 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 12540U 76077DV 25304.81815341 -.00000187 00000-0 -94658-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 12540 102.4324 53.8959 0040389 55.2905 98.8130 12.47168309 72277
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite DELTA 1 DEB.
Associated space launch
Meteorological satellite using radiometric imaging
DELTA 1 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta 2310 | NOAA 5’, on board a Delta 2310 space rocket.
The launch took place on July 29, 1976, 5:07 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 2W.
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Delta 2310 | NOAA 5
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: July 29, 1976, 5:07 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Delta 2310
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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