Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
22082
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.3
Per day
Orbit
MEO
Medium Earth Orbit
Inclination
96.3
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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: 117.251 minutes
Inclination: 96.3402 deg
SMA: 7935.444 km
Apoapsis: 2443.793 km
Periapsis: 670.825 km
RAAN: 341.8094 deg
Eccentricy: 0.1117119
Argument of periapsis: 174.4376 deg
Mean anomaly: 187.042 deg
Mean motion: 12.28134457 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000239 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00025217 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 3, 2025, 5:26 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 2, 2025, 10:44 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 01312U 65004C 25183.94784443 .00000239 00000-0 25217-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 01312 96.3402 341.8094 1117119 174.4376 187.0420 12.28134457683719
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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