Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
17291
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.6
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.4
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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: 1978-026FW
Object number (NORAD): 13827
Object ID (CCSDS): 13827
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 98.571 minutes
Inclination: 98.4202 deg
SMA: 7068.467 km
Apoapsis: 735.522 km
Periapsis: 645.141 km
RAAN: 192.2297 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0063933
Argument of periapsis: 139.8033 deg
Mean anomaly: 11.276 deg
Mean motion: 14.60881339 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001784 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00036452 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 12:09 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 13827U 78026FW 25187.50628987 .00001784 00000-0 36452-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 13827 98.4202 192.2297 0063933 139.8033 11.2760 14.60881339229745
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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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