DELTA 1 DEB

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

17291

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.0

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

99.0

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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: 1978-026GX

Object number (NORAD): 17765

Object ID (CCSDS): 17765

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 102.952 minutes

Inclination: 99.0369 deg

SMA: 7276.394 km

Apoapsis: 928.81 km

Periapsis: 867.708 km

RAAN: 282.2606 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0041987

Argument of periapsis: 168.8118 deg

Mean anomaly: 247.0004 deg

Mean motion: 13.9871249 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000034 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000053757 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 6, 2025, 5:21 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 17765U 78026GX 25187.22318919 .00000034 00000-0 53757-4 0 9995

TLE line 2: 2 17765 99.0369 282.2606 0041987 168.8118 247.0004 13.98712490 51593

Live tracking on map

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
SL-16 DEB LEO 2025-03-30 08:58:55 0.0008038117 50.0 (m) DEBRIS
METEOR 2-17 DEB LEO 2025-02-11 13:08:50 0.0001595446 122.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 1408 DEB LEO 2024-11-15 01:17:45 0.0002144238 317.0 (m) DEBRIS
IRS 1B SSO 2024-09-24 20:42:32 0.0003228416 272.0 (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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Launch to space Delta 2910 | Landsat 3
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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