Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
19258
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.2
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
102.8
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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: 1972-082C
Object number (NORAD): 6237
Object ID (CCSDS): 6237
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 109.199 minutes
Inclination: 102.7826 deg
SMA: 7567.855 km
Apoapsis: 1463.445 km
Periapsis: 915.995 km
RAAN: 304.75 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0361694
Argument of periapsis: 50.1297 deg
Mean anomaly: 7.8627 deg
Mean motion: 13.18692506 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000063 rev/day2
B* drag term: -0.0000052785 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 5:40 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 06237U 72082C 25187.23676414 -.00000063 00000-0 -52785-5 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 06237 102.7826 304.7500 0361694 50.1297 7.8627 13.18692506536845
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite DELTA 1 R/B.
Associated space launch
Meteorological satellite using radiometric imaging
DELTA 1 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta 0300 | NOAA 2’, on board a Delta 0300 space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 15, 1972, 5:19 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 2W.
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Delta 0300 | NOAA 2
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 15, 1972, 5:19 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Delta 0300
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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