DELTA 1 DEB

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

19036

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: 115.546 minutes

Inclination: 101.9166 deg

SMA: 7858.33 km

Apoapsis: 1508.885 km

Periapsis: 1451.505 km

RAAN: 91.1618 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00365095

Argument of periapsis: 334.764 deg

Mean anomaly: 149.8844 deg

Mean motion: 12.46256302 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000214 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0017852038 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 18, 2025, 2:19 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 17, 2025, 7:48 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 42573U 73086HM 25351.82531976 .00000214 00000-0 17852-2 0 9994

TLE line 2: 2 42573 101.9166 91.1618 0036509 334.7640 149.8844 12.46256302548807

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.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
COSMOS 1287	LEO	2024-11-08 03:46:23	0.000269961	358.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
DELTA 1 DEB	SSO	2024-09-25 16:32:31	0.0003584092	504.0 (m)	DEBRIS
BREEZE-KM R/B	LEO	2024-09-07 11:08:09	0.0001021662	260.0 (m)	ROCKET BODY

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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