Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20843
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.4
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
102.1
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for DELTA 1 DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: DELTA 1 DEB
International designator: 1968-069D
Object number (NORAD): 3417
Object ID (CCSDS): 3417
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 116.15 minutes
Inclination: 102.1438 deg
SMA: 7885.707 km
Apoapsis: 1559.331 km
Periapsis: 1455.813 km
RAAN: 185.6275 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00656365
Argument of periapsis: 226.8379 deg
Mean anomaly: 210.0868 deg
Mean motion: 12.39772043 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000027 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00013861712 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 3, 2025, 2:21 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 2, 2025, 5:43 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 03417U 68069D 25245.73834801 -.00000027 00000-0 13862-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 03417 102.1438 185.6275 0065637 226.8379 210.0868 12.39772043887213
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite DELTA 1 DEB.
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 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor Delta N | ESSA 7’, on board a Thor Delta N space rocket.
The launch took place on Aug. 16, 1968, 11:24 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 2E.
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Thor Delta N | ESSA 7
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Aug. 16, 1968, 11:24 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor Delta N
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2E
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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