Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
18352
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.0
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
99.5
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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: 1975-052JX
Object number (NORAD): 21985
Object ID (CCSDS): 21985
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.717 minutes
Inclination: 99.5157 deg
SMA: 7265.342 km
Apoapsis: 904.911 km
Periapsis: 869.504 km
RAAN: 108.7225 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00243669
Argument of periapsis: 212.9613 deg
Mean anomaly: 328.3532 deg
Mean motion: 14.01905193 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00005002 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0033073201 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 6:18 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 8, 2025, 9:04 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 21985U 75052JX 25251.37795584 .00005002 00000-0 33073-2 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 21985 99.5157 108.7225 0024367 212.9613 328.3532 14.01905193665921
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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