Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
18991
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.0
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
101.8
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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: 1973-086HA
Object number (NORAD): 18870
Object ID (CCSDS): 18870
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 120.498 minutes
Inclination: 101.7723 deg
SMA: 8081.274 km
Apoapsis: 1977.358 km
Periapsis: 1428.919 km
RAAN: 252.0163 deg
Eccentricy: 0.03393272
Argument of periapsis: 176.4664 deg
Mean anomaly: 183.8883 deg
Mean motion: 11.95041614 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000021 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0027700236 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Nov. 2, 2025, 5:34 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Nov. 2, 2025, 1:38 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 18870U 73086HA 25306.06833972 .00000210 00000-0 27700-2 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 18870 101.7723 252.0163 0339327 176.4664 183.8883 11.95041614555924
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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