Key statistics
Satellite IRAS DEB at a glance.
Uptime
15567
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
99.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for IRAS DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: IRAS DEB
International designator: 1983-004C
Object number (NORAD): 13783
Object ID (CCSDS): 13783
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.489 minutes
Inclination: 98.9768 deg
SMA: 7254.583 km
Apoapsis: 888.547 km
Periapsis: 864.35 km
RAAN: 73.8756 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00166769
Argument of periapsis: 14.0486 deg
Mean anomaly: 48.6253 deg
Mean motion: 14.05024984 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000337 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00023655055 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 6:18 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 8, 2025, 12:13 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 IRAS DEB
TLE line 1: 1 13783U 83004C 25251.50938088 .00000337 00000-0 23655-3 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 13783 98.9768 73.8756 0016677 14.0486 48.6253 14.05024984180393
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite IRAS DEB.
Associated space launch
Astronomy satellite dedicated to infrared full-sky surveying
IRAS DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta 3910 | IRAS’, on board a Delta 3910 space rocket.
The launch took place on Jan. 26, 1983, 2:17 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 2W.
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Delta 3910 | IRAS
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Jan. 26, 1983, 2:17 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Delta 3910
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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