Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
17344
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.8
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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: 1978-026JE
Object number (NORAD): 37643
Object ID (CCSDS): 37643
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.718 minutes
Inclination: 98.761 deg
SMA: 7170.776 km
Apoapsis: 822.63 km
Periapsis: 762.652 km
RAAN: 267.5405 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0041821
Argument of periapsis: 336.883 deg
Mean anomaly: 23.047 deg
Mean motion: 14.29728219 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000721 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0002958934 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 28, 2025, 2:53 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 27, 2025, 7:32 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 37643U 78026JE 25239.81429013 .00000721 00000-0 29589-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 37643 98.7610 267.5405 0041821 336.8830 23.0470 14.29728219196458
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Real-time ground track for satellite DELTA 1 DEB.
Associated space launch
Earth observation satellite
DELTA 1 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta 2910 | Landsat 3’, on board a Delta 2910 space rocket.
The launch took place on March 5, 1978, 5:54 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 2W.
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Delta 2910 | Landsat 3
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: March 5, 1978, 5:54 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Delta 2910
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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