DELTA 1 DEB

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

17228

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.3

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

99.2

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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: 1978-026GB

Object number (NORAD): 14461

Object ID (CCSDS): 14461

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.95 minutes

Inclination: 99.1774 deg

SMA: 7181.743 km

Apoapsis: 867.459 km

Periapsis: 739.758 km

RAAN: 204.1004 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0088907

Argument of periapsis: 218.9136 deg

Mean anomaly: 296.3095 deg

Mean motion: 14.26454572 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.0000277 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0011225 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: May 5, 2025, 2:11 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: May 4, 2025, 4:21 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 14461U 78026GB 25124.68158103 .00002770 00000-0 11225-2 0 9994

TLE line 2: 2 14461 99.1774 204.1004 0088907 218.9136 296.3095 14.26454572262181

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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
THOR ABLESTAR DEB	LEO	2025-03-19 16:07:45	0.0008617357	80.0 (m)	DEBRIS
SL-8 DEB	LEO	2024-09-25 22:41:47	0.0001202211	777.0 (m)	DEBRIS
METEOR 2-3	LEO	2024-09-19 17:28:14	0.002005033	87.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
IRIDIUM 38	LEO	2024-06-06 17:09:07	0.0001452331	286.0 (m)	PAYLOAD

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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