DELTA 1 DEB

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

17345

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: 100.923 minutes

Inclination: 99.1767 deg

SMA: 7180.483 km

Apoapsis: 865.506 km

Periapsis: 739.189 km

RAAN: 325.7821 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00879585

Argument of periapsis: 246.2119 deg

Mean anomaly: 245.9287 deg

Mean motion: 14.26830247 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00001634 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00066598992 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Aug. 29, 2025, 2:15 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Aug. 28, 2025, 5:54 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 14461U 78026GB 25240.74584928 .00001634 00000-0 66599-3 0 9991

TLE line 2: 2 14461 99.1767 325.7821 0087958 246.2119 245.9287 14.26830247278738

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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
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-05-11 12:12:38	0.0001548342	182.0 (m)	DEBRIS
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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