Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
17347
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
99.2
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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: 1978-026JH
Object number (NORAD): 37646
Object ID (CCSDS): 37646
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.849 minutes
Inclination: 99.16 deg
SMA: 7224.355 km
Apoapsis: 905.991 km
Periapsis: 786.449 km
RAAN: 288.8196 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00827353
Argument of periapsis: 304.0947 deg
Mean anomaly: 55.2393 deg
Mean motion: 14.13852568 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001152 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0006129055 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 24, 2025, 6:52 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 24, 2025, 2:21 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 37646U 78026JH 25236.59828776 .00001152 00000-0 61291-3 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 37646 99.1600 288.8196 0082735 304.0947 55.2393 14.13852568566903
Live tracking on map
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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