Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
17231
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.6
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.5
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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: 1978-026FJ
Object number (NORAD): 13571
Object ID (CCSDS): 13571
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 98.533 minutes
Inclination: 98.4661 deg
SMA: 7066.682 km
Apoapsis: 701.625 km
Periapsis: 675.47 km
RAAN: 117.5099 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0018506
Argument of periapsis: 128.118 deg
Mean anomaly: 359.466 deg
Mean motion: 14.61434683 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00005882 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0011944 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 7, 2025, 2:16 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 7, 2025, 12:51 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 13571U 78026FJ 25127.53586455 .00005882 00000-0 11944-2 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 13571 98.4661 117.5099 0018506 128.1180 359.4660 14.61434683294396
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite 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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