Key statistics
Satellite THORAD DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
18498
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.6
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
101.7
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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: 1974-089GG
Object number (NORAD): 42615
Object ID (CCSDS): 42615
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 114.225 minutes
Inclination: 101.7479 deg
SMA: 7798.327 km
Apoapsis: 1478.407 km
Periapsis: 1361.977 km
RAAN: 170.5059 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0074651
Argument of periapsis: 254.9417 deg
Mean anomaly: 224.5923 deg
Mean motion: 12.60667608 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000137 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0010367 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 7, 2025, 5:18 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 7:30 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 42615U 74089GG 25187.81289563 .00000137 00000-0 10367-2 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 42615 101.7479 170.5059 0074651 254.9417 224.5923 12.60667608534552
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite THORAD DELTA 1 DEB.
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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