Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
19288
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.7
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.8
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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: 1972-058JW
Object number (NORAD): 42563
Object ID (CCSDS): 42563
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.748 minutes
Inclination: 98.7881 deg
SMA: 7360.777 km
Apoapsis: 1166.454 km
Periapsis: 798.83 km
RAAN: 278.1411 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0249718
Argument of periapsis: 44.2862 deg
Mean anomaly: 317.7975 deg
Mean motion: 13.74729554 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000297 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00028113 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 14, 2025, 3:37 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 13, 2025, 8:38 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 42563U 72058JW 25133.85996061 .00000297 00000-0 28113-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 42563 98.7881 278.1411 0249718 44.2862 317.7975 13.74729554568830
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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