Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
21645
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.7
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.8
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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: 1966-008E
Object number (NORAD): 2154
Object ID (CCSDS): 2154
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 97.928 minutes
Inclination: 97.832 deg
SMA: 7037.708 km
Apoapsis: 693.237 km
Periapsis: 625.909 km
RAAN: 252.8886 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0047834
Argument of periapsis: 166.4654 deg
Mean anomaly: 193.7848 deg
Mean motion: 14.70469057 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002046 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00033965 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, 7:44 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 02154U 66008E 25127.32276999 .00002046 00000-0 33965-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 02154 97.8320 252.8886 0047834 166.4654 193.7848 14.70469057119341
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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