Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
21064
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: 102.0154 deg
SMA: 7825.394 km
Apoapsis: 1485.065 km
Periapsis: 1409.454 km
RAAN: 284.2798 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0048311
Argument of periapsis: 69.278 deg
Mean anomaly: 302.8026 deg
Mean motion: 12.5413246 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000033 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00008134 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 11, 2025, 6:37 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 11, 2025, 12:18 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 03036U 67114B 25192.51253310 -.00000033 00000-0 81340-4 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 03036 102.0154 284.2798 0048311 69.2780 302.8026 12.54132460639643
Live tracking on map
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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