Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
19342
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.1
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.9
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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: 1972-058JU
Object number (NORAD): 42561
Object ID (CCSDS): 42561
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 110.08 minutes
Inclination: 98.8799 deg
SMA: 7608.499 km
Apoapsis: 1588.003 km
Periapsis: 872.725 km
RAAN: 23.5348 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0470052
Argument of periapsis: 178.9457 deg
Mean anomaly: 334.6753 deg
Mean motion: 13.08140241 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000747 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0013438 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 1:05 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 42561U 72058JU 25187.04521279 .00000747 00000-0 13438-2 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 42561 98.8799 23.5348 0470052 178.9457 334.6753 13.08140241553574
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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