Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
18352
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.9
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: 1975-052MC
Object number (NORAD): 42643
Object ID (CCSDS): 42643
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 111.741 minutes
Inclination: 99.6847 deg
SMA: 7684.859 km
Apoapsis: 1531.321 km
Periapsis: 1082.128 km
RAAN: 112.6736 deg
Eccentricy: 0.02922586
Argument of periapsis: 238.0163 deg
Mean anomaly: 119.2225 deg
Mean motion: 12.88691212 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000266 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00098218609 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 7, 2025, 3:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 2, 2025, 9:06 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 42643U 75052MC 25245.87933020 .00000266 00000-0 98219-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 42643 99.6847 112.6736 0292259 238.0163 119.2225 12.88691212994073
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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