Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
18872
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.0
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
102.7
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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: 1973-086GR
Object number (NORAD): 14480
Object ID (CCSDS): 14480
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.948 minutes
Inclination: 102.6533 deg
SMA: 7276.197 km
Apoapsis: 972.512 km
Periapsis: 823.611 km
RAAN: 251.4568 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0102321
Argument of periapsis: 165.521 deg
Mean anomaly: 12.2041 deg
Mean motion: 13.98769376 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00018602 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.012372 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 8, 2025, 2:27 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 7, 2025, 10:55 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 14480U 73086GR 25188.95497021 .00018602 00000-0 12372-1 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 14480 102.6533 251.4568 0102321 165.5210 12.2041 13.98769376 10829
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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