Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
18232
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.4
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
99.8
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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: 1975-052LZ
Object number (NORAD): 42640
Object ID (CCSDS): 42640
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 107.077 minutes
Inclination: 99.7852 deg
SMA: 7469.482 km
Apoapsis: 1252.303 km
Periapsis: 930.391 km
RAAN: 304.6402 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0215485
Argument of periapsis: 336.9954 deg
Mean anomaly: 37.84 deg
Mean motion: 13.44828897 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000504 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00081262 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 11, 2025, 2:40 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 10, 2025, 5:09 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 42640U 75052LZ 25130.71461992 .00000504 00000-0 81262-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 42640 99.7852 304.6402 0215485 336.9954 37.8400 13.44828897561942
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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