Key statistics
Satellite THORAD DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
18561
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 11.9
Per day
Orbit
MEO
Medium Earth Orbit
Inclination
101.0
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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: 1974-089GN
Object number (NORAD): 42621
Object ID (CCSDS): 42621
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 121.48 minutes
Inclination: 101.0164 deg
SMA: 8125.128 km
Apoapsis: 2053.172 km
Periapsis: 1440.814 km
RAAN: 91.364 deg
Eccentricy: 0.03768299
Argument of periapsis: 32.5205 deg
Mean anomaly: 119.9691 deg
Mean motion: 11.85379668 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000081 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0013884521 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 3, 2025, 10:15 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 3, 2025, 1:13 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 42621U 74089GN 25246.05131378 .00000081 00000-0 13885-2 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 42621 101.0164 91.3640 0376830 32.5205 119.9691 11.85379668509742
Live tracking on map
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.
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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