DELTA 1 DEB

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

21864

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.7

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

97.9

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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: 97.876 minutes

Inclination: 97.8567 deg

SMA: 7035.226 km

Apoapsis: 689.842 km

Periapsis: 624.341 km

RAAN: 103.0474 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0046552

Argument of periapsis: 187.593 deg

Mean anomaly: 172.4578 deg

Mean motion: 14.71247235 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00002821 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00045756209 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 11, 2025, 7:14 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 11, 2025, 1:37 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 02154U 66008E 25345.56765644 .00002821 00000-0 45756-3 0 9997

TLE line 2: 2 02154 97.8567 103.0474 0046552 187.5930 172.4578 14.71247235151423

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.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
INTERCOSMOS 24 HEO 2025-04-22 21:08:56 0.000199699 364.0 (m) PAYLOAD
COSMOS 1900 DEB LEO 2025-01-05 16:53:20 0.0004231195 75.0 (m) DEBRIS

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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Launch to space Thor Delta C | ESSA 1
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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