Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 2 R/B(1) at a glance.
Uptime
9978
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.6
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
26.9
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: 1998-002B
Object number (NORAD): 25135
Object ID (CCSDS): 25135
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 105.671 minutes
Inclination: 26.8874 deg
SMA: 7403.975 km
Apoapsis: 1288.875 km
Periapsis: 762.806 km
RAAN: 23.0398 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0355261
Argument of periapsis: 216.4583 deg
Mean anomaly: 234.4643 deg
Mean motion: 13.62715849 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000198 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000064056 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 6, 2025, 3:54 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 5, 2025, 8:58 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 2 R/B(1)
TLE line 1: 1 25135U 98002B 25125.87414830 .00000198 00000-0 64056-4 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 25135 26.8874 23.0398 0355261 216.4583 234.4643 13.62715849361270
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite DELTA 2 R/B(1).
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object DELTA 2 R/B(1).
Associated space launch
Skynet 4 was the third generation of UK Ministry of Defense communications satellites. They provided jam-proof communications service between fixed and mobile land and sea-based ground stations.
DELTA 2 R/B(1) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta II | Skynet 4D’, on board a Delta II space rocket.
The launch took place on Jan. 10, 1998, 12:32 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 17B.
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Delta II | Skynet 4D
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Jan. 10, 1998, 12:32 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Delta II
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 17B
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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