Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
18233
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.8
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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: 1975-052MW
Object number (NORAD): 42661
Object ID (CCSDS): 42661
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.828 minutes
Inclination: 98.7955 deg
SMA: 7128.462 km
Apoapsis: 754.217 km
Periapsis: 746.437 km
RAAN: 124.4551 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0005457
Argument of periapsis: 78.1259 deg
Mean anomaly: 282.0541 deg
Mean motion: 14.42477433 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001755 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00054364 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 4, 2025, 6:36 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 4, 2025, 5:20 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 42661U 75052MW 25124.22268398 .00001755 00000-0 54364-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 42661 98.7955 124.4551 0005457 78.1259 282.0541 14.42477433628679
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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