Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 2 R/B(1) at a glance.
Uptime
8355
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
39.6
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: 2003-005C
Object number (NORAD): 27665
Object ID (CCSDS): 27665
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.736 minutes
Inclination: 39.5732 deg
SMA: 7171.595 km
Apoapsis: 800.615 km
Periapsis: 786.305 km
RAAN: 158.6284 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00099767
Argument of periapsis: 268.7079 deg
Mean anomaly: 261.4768 deg
Mean motion: 14.29483553 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000249 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00012942289 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 4:49 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 2 R/B(1)
TLE line 1: 1 27665U 03005C 25346.20126422 .00000249 00000-0 12942-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 27665 39.5732 158.6284 0009977 268.7079 261.4768 14.29483553194262
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
USA-166, also known as GPS IIR-8 and GPS SVN-56, is an American navigation satellite which forms part of the Global Positioning System. It was the eighth Block IIR GPS satellite to be launched, out of thirteen in the original configuration, and twenty one overall.
DELTA 2 R/B(1) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta II | GPS IIR-8’, on board a Delta II space rocket.
The launch took place on Jan. 29, 2003, 6:06 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 17B.
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Delta II | GPS IIR-8
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Jan. 29, 2003, 6:06 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Delta II
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 17B
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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