Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
18985
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.4
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
101.4
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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: 1973-086HJ
Object number (NORAD): 39096
Object ID (CCSDS): 39096
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 116.307 minutes
Inclination: 101.3738 deg
SMA: 7892.815 km
Apoapsis: 1578.098 km
Periapsis: 1451.262 km
RAAN: 220.0273 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00803495
Argument of periapsis: 85.5366 deg
Mean anomaly: 275.4873 deg
Mean motion: 12.3809757 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000414 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0034485922 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 25, 2025, 3:11 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 24, 2025, 11:33 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 39096U 73086HJ 25297.48164323 .00000414 00000-0 34486-2 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 39096 101.3738 220.0273 0080350 85.5366 275.4873 12.38097570528279
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite DELTA 1 DEB.
Associated space launch
Meteorological satellite using radiometric imaging
DELTA 1 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta 0300 | NOAA 3’, on board a Delta 0300 space rocket.
The launch took place on Nov. 6, 1973, 5:02 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 2W.
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Delta 0300 | NOAA 3
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Nov. 6, 1973, 5:02 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Delta 0300
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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