Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20722
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.5
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
101.5
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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: 1968-114E
Object number (NORAD): 42078
Object ID (CCSDS): 42078
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 115.198 minutes
Inclination: 101.4694 deg
SMA: 7842.556 km
Apoapsis: 1486.962 km
Periapsis: 1441.88 km
RAAN: 216.4046 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00287424
Argument of periapsis: 93.4361 deg
Mean anomaly: 266.9998 deg
Mean motion: 12.50018132 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000028 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000098570976 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 9:49 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 8, 2025, 4:37 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 42078U 68114E 25251.19260973 -.00000028 00000-0 98571-4 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 42078 101.4694 216.4046 0028742 93.4361 266.9998 12.50018132187974
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite DELTA 1 DEB.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object DELTA 1 DEB.
Associated space launch
The ESSA series was the second generation of US meterological satellites after the TIROS (Television & Infra-Red Observation Satellite) series. They were also called OT (Operational TIROS), TOS (TIROS Operational Satellite).
DELTA 1 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor Delta N | ESSA 8’, on board a Thor Delta N space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 15, 1968, 5:21 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 2E.
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Thor Delta N | ESSA 8
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 15, 1968, 5:21 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor Delta N
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2E
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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