Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
21179
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.5
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
102.0
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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: 1967-114B
Object number (NORAD): 3036
Object ID (CCSDS): 3036
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 114.82 minutes
Inclination: 102.0143 deg
SMA: 7825.385 km
Apoapsis: 1484.852 km
Periapsis: 1409.647 km
RAAN: 40.7996 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0048052
Argument of periapsis: 209.1488 deg
Mean anomaly: 162.0196 deg
Mean motion: 12.54134835 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000053 rev/day2
B* drag term: -0.000037086 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Nov. 3, 2025, 11:16 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Nov. 3, 2025, 12:58 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 3036U 67114B 25307.54073233 -.00000053 00000-0 -37086-4 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 3036 102.0143 40.7996 0048052 209.1488 162.0196 12.54134835654063
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Real-time ground track for satellite DELTA 1 R/B.
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 E1 | ESSA 6’, on board a Thor Delta E1 space rocket.
The launch took place on Nov. 10, 1967, 5:53 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 2E.
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Thor Delta E1 | ESSA 6
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Nov. 10, 1967, 5:53 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor Delta E1
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2E
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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