Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
19504
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.5
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.9
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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: 1972-058JT
Object number (NORAD): 42560
Object ID (CCSDS): 42560
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.39 minutes
Inclination: 97.8584 deg
SMA: 7107.601 km
Apoapsis: 798.061 km
Periapsis: 660.871 km
RAAN: 320.3274 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00965093
Argument of periapsis: 35.676 deg
Mean anomaly: 81.1327 deg
Mean motion: 14.48832712 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000584 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00015660993 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 16, 2025, 2:19 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 15, 2025, 6:55 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 42560U 72058JT 25349.78871825 .00000584 00000-0 15661-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 42560 97.8584 320.3274 0096509 35.6760 81.1327 14.48832712637162
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 0900 | Landsat 1’, on board a Delta 0900 space rocket.
The launch took place on July 23, 1972, 6:06 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 2W.
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Delta 0900 | Landsat 1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: July 23, 1972, 6:06 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Delta 0900
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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