Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
17940
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.3
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
103.9
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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: 1976-077FC
Object number (NORAD): 18540
Object ID (CCSDS): 18540
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 116.65 minutes
Inclination: 103.9277 deg
SMA: 7908.298 km
Apoapsis: 1883.161 km
Periapsis: 1177.165 km
RAAN: 344.0998 deg
Eccentricy: 0.04463642
Argument of periapsis: 129.3614 deg
Mean anomaly: 268.5787 deg
Mean motion: 12.34463371 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00004354 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.02527781 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 9, 2025, 10:35 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 9, 2025, 4:29 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 18540U 76077FC 25252.18713692 .00004354 00000-0 25278-1 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 18540 103.9277 344.0998 0446364 129.3614 268.5787 12.34463371580593
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 2310 | NOAA 5’, on board a Delta 2310 space rocket.
The launch took place on July 29, 1976, 5:07 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 2W.
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Delta 2310 | NOAA 5
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: July 29, 1976, 5:07 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Delta 2310
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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