Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
18289
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.9
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.2
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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: 1975-052MU
Object number (NORAD): 42659
Object ID (CCSDS): 42659
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 96.348 minutes
Inclination: 98.1816 deg
SMA: 6961.795 km
Apoapsis: 584.879 km
Periapsis: 582.441 km
RAAN: 295.9947 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0001751
Argument of periapsis: 72.1545 deg
Mean anomaly: 349.1227 deg
Mean motion: 14.94586098 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00005357 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00050071 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 7, 2025, 6:34 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 7, 2025, 12:11 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 42659U 75052MU 25188.50814993 .00005357 00000-0 50071-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 42659 98.1816 295.9947 0001751 72.1545 349.1227 14.94586098626101
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite DELTA 1 DEB.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object 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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