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.
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.
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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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