Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
22240
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: 117.244 minutes
Inclination: 96.3593 deg
SMA: 7935.138 km
Apoapsis: 2443.002 km
Periapsis: 671.003 km
RAAN: 63.6814 deg
Eccentricy: 0.11165522
Argument of periapsis: 186.8587 deg
Mean anomaly: 171.6028 deg
Mean motion: 12.28205554 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000525 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00054188411 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 6, 2025, 6 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 5, 2025, 4:55 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 01312U 65004C 25339.70542902 .00000525 00000-0 54188-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 01312 96.3593 63.6814 1116552 186.8587 171.6028 12.28205554702835
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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