THORAD DELTA 1 DEB

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite THORAD DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

18616

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 12.2

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

100.9

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for THORAD DELTA 1 DEB.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? True

Object name: THORAD DELTA 1 DEB

International designator: 1974-089FU

Object number (NORAD): 42603

Object ID (CCSDS): 42603

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 118.258 minutes

Inclination: 100.8923 deg

SMA: 7980.798 km

Apoapsis: 1771.631 km

Periapsis: 1433.695 km

RAAN: 31.6843 deg

Eccentricy: 0.02117182

Argument of periapsis: 129.2634 deg

Mean anomaly: 232.7414 deg

Mean motion: 12.1768027 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000725 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.007045406 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 10, 2025, 4:19 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Sept. 28, 2025, 3:08 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THORAD DELTA 1 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 42603U 74089FU 25271.13086327 .00000725 00000-0 70454-2 0 9996

TLE line 2: 2 42603 100.8923 31.6843 0211718 129.2634 232.7414 12.17680270526383

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Real-time ground track for satellite THORAD DELTA 1 DEB.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object THORAD DELTA 1 DEB.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
COSMOS 623	LEO	2024-12-28 07:46:36	0.0002053772	95.0 (m)	PAYLOAD

Associated space launch

Meteorological satellite using radiometric imaging

THORAD DELTA 1 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta 2310 | NOAA 4’, on board a Delta 2310 space rocket.

The launch took place on Nov. 15, 1974, 5:11 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 2W.

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Delta 2310 | NOAA 4

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Nov. 15, 1974, 5:11 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Delta 2310

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2W

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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