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

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

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 1823 DEB LEO 2025-01-13 02:55:23 0.000149157 183.0 (m) DEBRIS
DELTA 1 DEB SSO 2024-10-20 20:13:33 0.0001202805 653.0 (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 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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Launch to space Thor Delta E1 | ESSA 6
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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