Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
18351
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.0
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: 96.286 minutes
Inclination: 98.1894 deg
SMA: 6958.801 km
Apoapsis: 581.938 km
Periapsis: 579.393 km
RAAN: 0.2222 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00018283
Argument of periapsis: 99.1431 deg
Mean anomaly: 26.5212 deg
Mean motion: 14.95550808 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00014506 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0013116935 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 7, 2025, 9:49 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 7, 2025, 2:18 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 42659U 75052MU 25250.09648353 .00014506 00000-0 13117-2 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 42659 98.1894 0.2222 0001828 99.1431 26.5212 14.95550808635301
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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