Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
20318
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: 101.3367 deg
SMA: 7834.596 km
Apoapsis: 1478.809 km
Periapsis: 1434.113 km
RAAN: 262.6517 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00285243
Argument of periapsis: 125.8734 deg
Mean anomaly: 348.0514 deg
Mean motion: 12.51923666 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000039 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000023438567 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 6:18 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 8, 2025, 2:50 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 04322U 70008C 25251.61871608 -.00000039 00000-0 23439-4 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 04322 101.3367 262.6517 0028524 125.8734 348.0514 12.51923666541695
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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