Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
18872
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: 115.555 minutes
Inclination: 101.9166 deg
SMA: 7858.731 km
Apoapsis: 1509.094 km
Periapsis: 1452.099 km
RAAN: 288.2391 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0036262
Argument of periapsis: 286.5468 deg
Mean anomaly: 101.4281 deg
Mean motion: 12.46160808 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000023 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00046901 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, 5:37 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 42573U 73086HM 25187.23412172 .00000023 00000-0 46901-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 42573 101.9166 288.2391 0036262 286.5468 101.4281 12.46160808528309
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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