Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
18936
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: 102.2837 deg
SMA: 7896.094 km
Apoapsis: 1610.976 km
Periapsis: 1424.942 km
RAAN: 16.7428 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01178014
Argument of periapsis: 234.2131 deg
Mean anomaly: 152.6819 deg
Mean motion: 12.37326392 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000001 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00035672464 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 6:18 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 8, 2025, 8:08 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 18645U 73086GX 25251.33940473 .00000001 00000-0 35672-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 18645 102.2837 16.7428 0117801 234.2131 152.6819 12.37326392829101
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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