Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20888
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 10.0
Per day
Orbit
HEO
HEO
Inclination
120.6
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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: 1968-055E
Object number (NORAD): 25270
Object ID (CCSDS): 25270
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 143.522 minutes
Inclination: 120.6078 deg
SMA: 9080.438 km
Apoapsis: 4706.163 km
Periapsis: 698.443 km
RAAN: 279.796 deg
Eccentricy: 0.22067876
Argument of periapsis: 185.0782 deg
Mean anomaly: 172.3541 deg
Mean motion: 10.03327113 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001882 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0038778245 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 5, 2025, 7:38 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 5, 2025, 12:44 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 25270U 68055E 25248.53088674 .00001882 00000-0 38778-2 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 25270 120.6078 279.7960 2206788 185.0782 172.3541 10.03327113416326
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite DELTA 1 DEB.
Associated space launch
The RAE A (Radio Astronomy Explorer A) spacecraft measured the intensity of celestial radio sources, particularly the sun, as a function of time, direction, and frequency (0.2 to 20 MHz).
DELTA 1 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor Delta J | RAE 1’, on board a Thor Delta J space rocket.
The launch took place on July 4, 1968, 5:26 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 2E.
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Thor Delta J | RAE 1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: July 4, 1968, 5:26 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor Delta J
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2E
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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