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

12956

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: 99.285 minutes

Inclination: 97.1091 deg

SMA: 7102.587 km

Apoapsis: 773.976 km

Periapsis: 674.928 km

RAAN: 18.4854 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0069727

Argument of periapsis: 9.591 deg

Mean anomaly: 350.6601 deg

Mean motion: 14.50366992 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000526 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00013967 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: May 7, 2025, 10:55 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 20323U 89089B 25127.95539941 .00000526 00000-0 13967-3 0 9998

TLE line 2: 2 20323 97.1091 18.4854 0069727 9.5910 350.6601 14.50366992851419

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
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-10-23 01:05:42 0.0001653184 499.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 2251 DEB LEO 2024-08-22 18:41:43 0.0001182886 59.0 (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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