Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 2 R/B(1) at a glance.
Uptime
10336
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.3
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
26.3
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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: 108.195 minutes
Inclination: 26.2928 deg
SMA: 7521.405 km
Apoapsis: 1641.809 km
Periapsis: 644.732 km
RAAN: 293.3557 deg
Eccentricy: 0.06628258
Argument of periapsis: 101.9518 deg
Mean anomaly: 265.6027 deg
Mean motion: 13.30927073 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000226 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000065464065 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 6, 2025, 2:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 5, 2025, 6:45 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 2 R/B(1)
TLE line 1: 1 24809U 97025B 25248.78137028 .00000226 00000-0 65464-4 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 24809 26.2928 293.3557 0662826 101.9518 265.6027 13.30927073376080
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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