Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
18232
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.6
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
99.7
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for DELTA 1 DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: DELTA 1 DEB
International designator: 1975-052LX
Object number (NORAD): 42638
Object ID (CCSDS): 42638
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 105.674 minutes
Inclination: 99.7399 deg
SMA: 7404.113 km
Apoapsis: 1061.145 km
Periapsis: 990.81 km
RAAN: 29.6477 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0047497
Argument of periapsis: 163.2505 deg
Mean anomaly: 197.0217 deg
Mean motion: 13.62677999 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00004027 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0051848 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: April 9, 2025, 5:06 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 13, 2024, 1:15 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 42638U 75052LX 24287.55273983 .00004027 00000-0 51848-2 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 42638 99.7399 29.6477 0047497 163.2505 197.0217 13.62677999969289
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite DELTA 1 DEB.
Associated space launch
Experimental meteorological satellite
DELTA 1 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta 2910 | Nimbus 6’, on board a Delta 2910 space rocket.
The launch took place on June 12, 1975, 8:12 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 2W.
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Delta 2910 | Nimbus 6
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 12, 1975, 8:12 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Delta 2910
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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