Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
18987
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.4
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
102.3
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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: 1973-086GX
Object number (NORAD): 18645
Object ID (CCSDS): 18645
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 116.38 minutes
Inclination: 102.2888 deg
SMA: 7896.082 km
Apoapsis: 1611.882 km
Periapsis: 1424.012 km
RAAN: 46.8522 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0118964
Argument of periapsis: 180.6741 deg
Mean anomaly: 203.66 deg
Mean motion: 12.37329251 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.0000003 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00012203 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 8, 2025, 2:56 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 8, 2025, 8:02 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 18645U 73086GX 25281.33509625 -.00000030 00000-0 12203-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 18645 102.2888 46.8522 0118964 180.6741 203.6600 12.37329251832812
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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