DELTA 1 R/B

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

ROCKET BODYIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite DELTA 1 R/B at a glance.

Uptime

13175

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.5

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

97.1

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for DELTA 1 R/B.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: DELTA 1 R/B

International designator: 1989-089B

Object number (NORAD): 20323

Object ID (CCSDS): 20323

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 99.271 minutes

Inclination: 97.0752 deg

SMA: 7101.919 km

Apoapsis: 773.62 km

Periapsis: 673.948 km

RAAN: 202.4869 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00701729

Argument of periapsis: 40.1184 deg

Mean anomaly: 320.5165 deg

Mean motion: 14.50571586 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000557 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0001465268 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 3:45 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 20323U 89089B 25346.15689551 .00000557 00000-0 14653-3 0 9993

TLE line 2: 2 20323 97.0752 202.4869 0070173 40.1184 320.5165 14.50571586883046

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite DELTA 1 R/B.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object DELTA 1 R/B.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
COSMOS 2251 DEB LEO 2025-11-09 18:46:21 0.0002122062 223.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-05-28 06:04:38 0.0001673011 105.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 2251 DEB LEO 2025-05-19 20:51:37 0.0004698752 54.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 2251 DEB LEO 2025-05-19 19:12:18 0.0002029917 455.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-10-23 01:05:42 0.0001653184 499.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Cosmology research satellite

DELTA 1 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta 5920-8 | COBE’, on board a Delta 5920-8 space rocket.

The launch took place on Nov. 18, 1989, 2:34 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 2W.

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Launch to space Delta 5920-8 | COBE
Delta 5920-8 | COBE

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Nov. 18, 1989, 2:34 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Delta 5920-8

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2W

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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