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

18498

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 12.4

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

102.2

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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: 1974-089GQ

Object number (NORAD): 42623

Object ID (CCSDS): 42623

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 115.775 minutes

Inclination: 102.2215 deg

SMA: 7868.714 km

Apoapsis: 1547.433 km

Periapsis: 1433.726 km

RAAN: 189.2809 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0072253

Argument of periapsis: 106.3943 deg

Mean anomaly: 254.508 deg

Mean motion: 12.43790063 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000032 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.000097463 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 4, 2025, 3:20 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 3, 2025, 5:08 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THORAD DELTA 1 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 42623U 74089GQ 25184.71423992 -.00000032 00000-0 97463-4 0 9991

TLE line 2: 2 42623 102.2215 189.2809 0072253 106.3943 254.5080 12.43790063188932

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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 1635	LEO	2024-07-31 22:02:29	0.0002227487	174.0 (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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