Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
18354
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
100.0
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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: 1975-052FV
Object number (NORAD): 21500
Object ID (CCSDS): 21500
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.106 minutes
Inclination: 100.03 deg
SMA: 7141.688 km
Apoapsis: 881.367 km
Periapsis: 645.739 km
RAAN: 31.0618 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01649663
Argument of periapsis: 156.457 deg
Mean anomaly: 230.9068 deg
Mean motion: 14.38472155 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00005268 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0014890049 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 10, 2025, 5:35 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 10, 2025, 8:49 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 21500U 75052FV 25253.36745435 .00005268 00000-0 14890-2 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 21500 100.0300 31.0618 0164966 156.4570 230.9068 14.38472155772737
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite DELTA 1 DEB.
Associated space launch
Experimental meteorological satellite
DELTA 1 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta 2910 | Nimbus 6’, on board a Delta 2910 space rocket.
The launch took place on June 12, 1975, 8:12 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 2W.
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Delta 2910 | Nimbus 6
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 12, 1975, 8:12 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Delta 2910
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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