Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
13015
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: 99.282 minutes
Inclination: 97.1022 deg
SMA: 7102.449 km
Apoapsis: 773.471 km
Periapsis: 675.157 km
RAAN: 68.8872 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0069211
Argument of periapsis: 178.5905 deg
Mean anomaly: 181.5501 deg
Mean motion: 14.50409275 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000019 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000055903 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 3:07 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 20323U 89089B 25187.63054796 .00000190 00000-0 55903-4 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 20323 97.1022 68.8872 0069211 178.5905 181.5501 14.50409275860064
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.
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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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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