Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
17410
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.9
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
99.0
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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: 1978-026JL
Object number (NORAD): 37649
Object ID (CCSDS): 37649
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 103.736 minutes
Inclination: 99.0492 deg
SMA: 7313.291 km
Apoapsis: 976.479 km
Periapsis: 893.834 km
RAAN: 238.3362 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00565034
Argument of periapsis: 310.9141 deg
Mean anomaly: 48.7131 deg
Mean motion: 13.88140594 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000063 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000087619794 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Nov. 2, 2025, 5:34 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Nov. 2, 2025, 1:59 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 37649U 78026JL 25306.08311739 .00000063 00000-0 87620-4 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 37649 99.0492 238.3362 0056503 310.9141 48.7131 13.88140594141024
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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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