Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 2 R/B(1) at a glance.
Uptime
6032
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 7.3
Per day
Orbit
MEO
Medium Earth Orbit
Inclination
28.6
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: 2009-011C
Object number (NORAD): 34382
Object ID (CCSDS): 34382
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 196.104 minutes
Inclination: 28.5506 deg
SMA: 11181.095 km
Apoapsis: 7346.534 km
Periapsis: 2259.387 km
RAAN: 75.2343 deg
Eccentricy: 0.22748872
Argument of periapsis: 205.2912 deg
Mean anomaly: 305.4997 deg
Mean motion: 7.34304567 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000003 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0033677299 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 11, 2025, 3:57 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 10, 2025, 7:39 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 2 R/B(1)
TLE line 1: 1 34382U 09011C 25253.81907323 .00000030 00000-0 33677-2 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 34382 28.5506 75.2343 2274887 205.2912 305.4997 7.34304567443288
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite DELTA 2 R/B(1).
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
A space observatory to discover Earth-size planets orbiting other stars.
DELTA 2 R/B(1) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta II 7925-10L | Kepler’, on board a Delta II space rocket.
The launch took place on March 7, 2009, 3:49 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 17B.
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Delta II 7925-10L | Kepler
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: March 7, 2009, 3:49 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Delta II
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 17B
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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