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

17399

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.0

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

99.2

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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: 1978-026HH

Object number (NORAD): 18775

Object ID (CCSDS): 18775

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 102.909 minutes

Inclination: 99.1503 deg

SMA: 7274.374 km

Apoapsis: 941.565 km

Periapsis: 850.913 km

RAAN: 193.3674 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0062309

Argument of periapsis: 291.1939 deg

Mean anomaly: 68.2575 deg

Mean motion: 13.99295071 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000967 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00068581133 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 20, 2025, 6:08 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 20, 2025, 3:36 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 18775U 78026HH 25293.65043865 .00000967 00000-0 68581-3 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 18775 99.1503 193.3674 0062309 291.1939 68.2575 13.99295071882966

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 2025-07-05 01:24:02 0.0001473413 401.0 (m) DEBRIS
METEOR 1-15 LEO 2024-12-11 22:41:52 0.01075715 12.0 (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.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

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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