Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
17353
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.6
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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: 1978-026GP
Object number (NORAD): 14914
Object ID (CCSDS): 14914
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.87 minutes
Inclination: 98.5845 deg
SMA: 7130.438 km
Apoapsis: 783.215 km
Periapsis: 721.39 km
RAAN: 278.8432 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00433528
Argument of periapsis: 41.5813 deg
Mean anomaly: 135.9254 deg
Mean motion: 14.41877797 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002096 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00064697609 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 7, 2025, 3:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 6, 2025, 7:46 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 14914U 78026GP 25249.82398749 .00002096 00000-0 64698-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 14914 98.5845 278.8432 0043353 41.5813 135.9254 14.41877797277206
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite DELTA 1 DEB.
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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