Key statistics
Satellite THORAD DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
18612
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.6
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 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: 114.222 minutes
Inclination: 101.7642 deg
SMA: 7798.204 km
Apoapsis: 1479.006 km
Periapsis: 1361.131 km
RAAN: 275.2507 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00755785
Argument of periapsis: 50.9854 deg
Mean anomaly: 11.2204 deg
Mean motion: 12.60697486 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000123 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00095194279 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 19, 2025, 10:30 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 19, 2025, 3:41 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 42615U 74089GG 25292.15378653 .00000123 00000-0 95194-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 42615 101.7642 275.2507 0075578 50.9854 11.2204 12.60697486547704
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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