Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
22188
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.3
Per day
Orbit
MEO
Medium Earth Orbit
Inclination
96.4
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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: 1965-004C
Object number (NORAD): 1312
Object ID (CCSDS): 1312
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 117.248 minutes
Inclination: 96.3585 deg
SMA: 7935.292 km
Apoapsis: 2442.119 km
Periapsis: 672.194 km
RAAN: 37.8219 deg
Eccentricy: 0.11152237
Argument of periapsis: 296.5476 deg
Mean anomaly: 52.5526 deg
Mean motion: 12.28169816 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000022 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00024535927 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 18, 2025, 2:17 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 17, 2025, 1:57 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 01312U 65004C 25290.58171728 .00000220 00000-0 24536-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 01312 96.3585 37.8219 1115224 296.5476 52.5526 12.28169816696808
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite DELTA 1 DEB.
Associated space launch
The ESSA series was the second generation of US meterological satellites after the TIROS (Television & Infra-Red Observation Satellite) series. They were also called OT (Operational TIROS), TOS (TIROS Operational Satellite).
DELTA 1 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor Delta C | Tiros 9’, on board a Thor Delta C space rocket.
The launch took place on Jan. 22, 1965, 7:52 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 17A.
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Thor Delta C | Tiros 9
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Failure
Launch date: Jan. 22, 1965, 7:52 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor Delta C
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 17A
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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