Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 2 R/B(1) at a glance.
Uptime
10219
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.3
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
26.3
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for DELTA 2 R/B(1).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: DELTA 2 R/B(1)
International designator: 1997-025B
Object number (NORAD): 24809
Object ID (CCSDS): 24809
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 108.198 minutes
Inclination: 26.2931 deg
SMA: 7521.555 km
Apoapsis: 1641.828 km
Periapsis: 645.013 km
RAAN: 166.9058 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0662639
Argument of periapsis: 182.9593 deg
Mean anomaly: 176.6849 deg
Mean motion: 13.30887276 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000273 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000084026 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 12, 2025, 2:31 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 11, 2025, 6:36 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 2 R/B(1)
TLE line 1: 1 24809U 97025B 25131.77522149 .00000273 00000-0 84026-4 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 24809 26.2931 166.9058 0662639 182.9593 176.6849 13.30887276360489
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite DELTA 2 R/B(1).
Associated space launch
In November 1995, Hughes was awarded the contract for Thor 2, a high-powered version of Hughes' spin-stabilized HS-376 model. Thor 2 was successfully launched in May 1997.
DELTA 2 R/B(1) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta II | Thor II’, on board a Delta II space rocket.
The launch took place on May 20, 1997, 10:39 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 17A.
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Delta II | Thor II
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 20, 1997, 10:39 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Delta II
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 17A
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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