DELTA 1 DEB

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

21798

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 12.6

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

101.8

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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: 1966-016E

Object number (NORAD): 6214

Object ID (CCSDS): 6214

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 114.038 minutes

Inclination: 101.7518 deg

SMA: 7789.792 km

Apoapsis: 1504.272 km

Periapsis: 1319.043 km

RAAN: 298.5607 deg

Eccentricy: 0.01188925

Argument of periapsis: 249.095 deg

Mean anomaly: 293.6464 deg

Mean motion: 12.62740005 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000124 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00092285451 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Nov. 2, 2025, 5:34 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Nov. 1, 2025, 6:44 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 06214U 66016E 25305.78113191 .00000124 00000-0 92285-3 0 9994

TLE line 2: 2 06214 101.7518 298.5607 0118893 249.0950 293.6464 12.62740005746215

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.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
COSMOS 532 LEO 2024-05-27 06:20:20 0.0003055186 382.0 (m) PAYLOAD

Associated space launch

The ESSA series was the second generation of US meterological satellites after the TIROS (Television & Infra-Red Observation Satellite) series. They were also called OT (Operational TIROS), TOS (TIROS Operational Satellite).

DELTA 1 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor Delta E | ESSA 2’, on board a Thor Delta E space rocket.

The launch took place on Feb. 28, 1966, 1:58 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 17B.

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Launch to space Thor Delta E | ESSA 2
Thor Delta E | ESSA 2

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Feb. 28, 1966, 1:58 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Thor Delta E

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 17B

Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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