Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
18986
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.1
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
102.6
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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: 1973-086JD
Object number (NORAD): 42589
Object ID (CCSDS): 42589
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 110.215 minutes
Inclination: 102.5549 deg
SMA: 7614.704 km
Apoapsis: 1477.802 km
Periapsis: 995.335 km
RAAN: 65.2858 deg
Eccentricy: 0.03167991
Argument of periapsis: 31.6171 deg
Mean anomaly: 330.3541 deg
Mean motion: 13.06541633 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000473 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0012586695 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 21, 2025, 6:24 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 21, 2025, 4:55 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 42589U 73086JD 25294.20511776 .00000473 00000-0 12587-2 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 42589 102.5549 65.2858 0316799 31.6171 330.3541 13.06541633568666
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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