Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
19032
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: 116.304 minutes
Inclination: 101.3792 deg
SMA: 7892.638 km
Apoapsis: 1581.42 km
Periapsis: 1447.585 km
RAAN: 264.5233 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00847843
Argument of periapsis: 357.3541 deg
Mean anomaly: 2.7066 deg
Mean motion: 12.38139312 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000388 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0032499612 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 11, 2025, 10:54 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 11, 2025, 5:39 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 39096U 73086HJ 25345.23550254 .00000388 00000-0 32500-2 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 39096 101.3792 264.5233 0084784 357.3541 2.7066 12.38139312534181
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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