DELTA 1 R/B

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

ROCKET BODYIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite DELTA 1 R/B at a glance.

Uptime

21207

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 12.7

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

101.9

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for DELTA 1 R/B.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: DELTA 1 R/B

International designator: 1967-036B

Object number (NORAD): 2758

Object ID (CCSDS): 2758

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 113.483 minutes

Inclination: 101.8833 deg

SMA: 7764.499 km

Apoapsis: 1418.436 km

Periapsis: 1354.292 km

RAAN: 22.0642 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0041306

Argument of periapsis: 44.1465 deg

Mean anomaly: 316.29 deg

Mean motion: 12.68915267 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.0000002 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00014135 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: May 11, 2025, 2:40 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: May 10, 2025, 4:06 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 02758U 67036B 25130.67102783 -.00000020 00000-0 14135-3 0 9999

TLE line 2: 2 02758 101.8833 22.0642 0041306 44.1465 316.2900 12.68915267688237

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite DELTA 1 R/B.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object DELTA 1 R/B.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
COSMOS 2166 LEO 2025-02-10 01:06:19 0.0001040545 72.0 (m) PAYLOAD
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-06-01 23:07:47 0.000161155 104.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

The ESSA series was the second generation of US meterological satellites after the TIROS (Television & Infra-Red Observation Satellite) series. They were also called OT (Operational TIROS), TOS (TIROS Operational Satellite).

DELTA 1 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor Delta E | ESSA 5’, on board a Thor Delta E space rocket.

The launch took place on April 20, 1967, 11:21 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 2E.

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Launch to space Thor Delta E | ESSA 5
Thor Delta E | ESSA 5

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: April 20, 1967, 11:21 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Thor Delta E

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2E

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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