Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
21702
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.5
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.0
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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: 1966-008D
Object number (NORAD): 2118
Object ID (CCSDS): 2118
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.569 minutes
Inclination: 98.0101 deg
SMA: 7116.107 km
Apoapsis: 827.954 km
Periapsis: 647.99 km
RAAN: 329.3117 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0126448
Argument of periapsis: 212.135 deg
Mean anomaly: 147.2091 deg
Mean motion: 14.46235613 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000063 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00017119 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 3, 2025, 5:26 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 3, 2025, 8:28 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 02118U 66008D 25184.35328635 .00000630 00000-0 17119-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 02118 98.0101 329.3117 0126448 212.1350 147.2091 14.46235613 85392
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.
Associated space launch
The ESSA series was the second generation of US meterological satellites after the TIROS (Television & Infra-Red Observation Satellite) series. They were also called OT (Operational TIROS), TOS (TIROS Operational Satellite).
DELTA 1 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor Delta C | ESSA 1’, on board a Thor Delta C space rocket.
The launch took place on Feb. 3, 1966, 7:41 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 17A.
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Thor Delta C | ESSA 1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Feb. 3, 1966, 7:41 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor Delta C
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 17A
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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