DELTA 1 DEB

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

17290

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.2

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

98.9

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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: 1978-026FA

Object number (NORAD): 13563

Object ID (CCSDS): 13563

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.269 minutes

Inclination: 98.8813 deg

SMA: 7196.906 km

Apoapsis: 849.015 km

Periapsis: 788.526 km

RAAN: 203.4398 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0042025

Argument of periapsis: 230.5949 deg

Mean anomaly: 247.643 deg

Mean motion: 14.21949136 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000287 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00014926 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 5, 2025, 5:45 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 5, 2025, 2:33 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 13563U 78026FA 25186.60640206 .00000287 00000-0 14926-3 0 9999

TLE line 2: 2 13563 98.8813 203.4398 0042025 230.5949 247.6430 14.21949136233735

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite DELTA 1 DEB.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object DELTA 1 DEB.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-04-12 07:04:01 0.0001009751 253.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-11-15 02:05:47 0.0001154927 495.0 (m) DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB SSO 2024-06-18 04:09:08 0.0001445426 68.0 (m) DEBRIS

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.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Delta 2910 | Landsat 3
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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