Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
21845
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: 114.036 minutes
Inclination: 101.7534 deg
SMA: 7789.731 km
Apoapsis: 1504.037 km
Periapsis: 1319.154 km
RAAN: 345.5625 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01186709
Argument of periapsis: 157.2536 deg
Mean anomaly: 359.7273 deg
Mean motion: 12.62754955 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000065 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00059946831 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, 10:33 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 06214U 66016E 25352.43991491 .00000065 00000-0 59947-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 06214 101.7534 345.5625 0118671 157.2536 359.7273 12.62754955752106
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite DELTA 1 DEB.
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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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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