Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
18348
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.2
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: 1975-052JN
Object number (NORAD): 21686
Object ID (CCSDS): 21686
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.536 minutes
Inclination: 99.9845 deg
SMA: 7209.523 km
Apoapsis: 940.3 km
Periapsis: 722.476 km
RAAN: 228.7535 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01510672
Argument of periapsis: 17.924 deg
Mean anomaly: 342.7179 deg
Mean motion: 14.18217885 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00018693 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0081213033 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 4, 2025, 4:29 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 3, 2025, 9:33 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 21686U 75052JN 25246.39813222 .00018693 00000-0 81213-2 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 21686 99.9845 228.7535 0151067 17.9240 342.7179 14.18217885714093
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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