Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
18988
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.8
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
101.8
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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: 1973-086GP
Object number (NORAD): 14470
Object ID (CCSDS): 14470
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 112.15 minutes
Inclination: 101.7667 deg
SMA: 7703.579 km
Apoapsis: 1418.852 km
Periapsis: 1232.037 km
RAAN: 190.6803 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0121252
Argument of periapsis: 306.5722 deg
Mean anomaly: 78.526 deg
Mean motion: 12.83996785 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000056 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00042859 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 31, 2025, 6:26 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 31, 2025, 4:07 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 14470U 73086GP 25304.67181933 .00000056 00000-0 42859-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 14470 101.7667 190.6803 0121252 306.5722 78.5260 12.83996785 2133
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite DELTA 1 DEB.
Associated space launch
Meteorological satellite using radiometric imaging
DELTA 1 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta 0300 | NOAA 3’, on board a Delta 0300 space rocket.
The launch took place on Nov. 6, 1973, 5:02 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 2W.
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Delta 0300 | NOAA 3
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Nov. 6, 1973, 5:02 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Delta 0300
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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