Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
19321
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: 102.7907 deg
SMA: 7567.843 km
Apoapsis: 1463.404 km
Periapsis: 916.012 km
RAAN: 22.1211 deg
Eccentricy: 0.03616565
Argument of periapsis: 277.9311 deg
Mean anomaly: 195.3842 deg
Mean motion: 13.18695653 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000025 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000070263316 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 3:16 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 7, 2025, 11:24 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 06237U 72082C 25250.97567086 -.00000025 00000-0 70263-4 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 06237 102.7907 22.1211 0361657 277.9311 195.3842 13.18695653545242
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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