DELTA 1 DEB

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

17351

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.6

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

98.8

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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: 1978-026GA

Object number (NORAD): 14460

Object ID (CCSDS): 14460

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 106.013 minutes

Inclination: 98.8114 deg

SMA: 7419.927 km

Apoapsis: 1232.162 km

Periapsis: 851.421 km

RAAN: 188.4386 deg

Eccentricy: 0.02565667

Argument of periapsis: 82.0006 deg

Mean anomaly: 66.8791 deg

Mean motion: 13.58323888 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000682 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00079770846 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Sept. 2, 2025, 11:42 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Sept. 2, 2025, 8:08 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 14460U 78026GA 25245.33925397 .00000682 00000-0 79771-3 0 9997

TLE line 2: 2 14460 98.8114 188.4386 0256567 82.0006 66.8791 13.58323888 98994

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
COSMOS 1627	LEO	2025-05-11 14:14:10	0.002199841	90.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-09-24 16:04:24	0.0002554456	253.0 (m)	DEBRIS
SL-8 R/B	LEO	2024-08-16 02:30:58	0.0001610469	271.0 (m)	ROCKET BODY

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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