Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
18815
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.5
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
101.9
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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: 1973-086HM
Object number (NORAD): 42573
Object ID (CCSDS): 42573
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 115.556 minutes
Inclination: 101.909 deg
SMA: 7858.771 km
Apoapsis: 1510.269 km
Periapsis: 1451.003 km
RAAN: 232.8573 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0037707
Argument of periapsis: 39.9023 deg
Mean anomaly: 346.6833 deg
Mean motion: 12.46151492 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000076 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00083536 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 11, 2025, 10:21 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 11, 2025, 6:40 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 42573U 73086HM 25131.27828691 .00000076 00000-0 83536-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 42573 101.9090 232.8573 0037707 39.9023 346.6833 12.46151492521335
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
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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