Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
20419
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.5
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
101.3
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for DELTA 1 R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: DELTA 1 R/B
International designator: 1970-008C
Object number (NORAD): 4322
Object ID (CCSDS): 4322
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 115.023 minutes
Inclination: 101.3331 deg
SMA: 7834.586 km
Apoapsis: 1478.27 km
Periapsis: 1434.632 km
RAAN: 358.8642 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00278496
Argument of periapsis: 288.9707 deg
Mean anomaly: 187.8778 deg
Mean motion: 12.51926147 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000022 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00013107219 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 18, 2025, 8:02 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 18, 2025, 3:03 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 04322U 70008C 25352.62775147 -.00000022 00000-0 13107-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 04322 101.3331 358.8642 0027850 288.9707 187.8778 12.51926147554338
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite DELTA 1 R/B.
Associated space launch
Sun-synchronous meteorological satellite
DELTA 1 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor Delta N6 | ITOS 1’, on board a Thor Delta N6 space rocket.
The launch took place on Jan. 23, 1970, 11:31 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 2W.
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Thor Delta N6 | ITOS 1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Jan. 23, 1970, 11:31 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor Delta N6
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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