Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
18877
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.3
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
101.8
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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: 1973-086HX
Object number (NORAD): 42583
Object ID (CCSDS): 42583
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 116.641 minutes
Inclination: 101.8262 deg
SMA: 7907.898 km
Apoapsis: 1608.141 km
Periapsis: 1451.385 km
RAAN: 177.0734 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0099114
Argument of periapsis: 62.432 deg
Mean anomaly: 298.6768 deg
Mean motion: 12.34557101 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000174 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0017071 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: June 29, 2025, 2:41 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: June 28, 2025, 7:40 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 42583U 73086HX 25179.81997182 .00000174 00000-0 17071-2 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 42583 101.8262 177.0734 0099114 62.4320 298.6768 12.34557101480742
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite 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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