Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
18991
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.5
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
102.5
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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: 1973-086AF
Object number (NORAD): 7039
Object ID (CCSDS): 7039
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 115.239 minutes
Inclination: 102.5336 deg
SMA: 7844.423 km
Apoapsis: 1568.838 km
Periapsis: 1363.738 km
RAAN: 292.4092 deg
Eccentricy: 0.013073
Argument of periapsis: 354.2637 deg
Mean anomaly: 156.9801 deg
Mean motion: 12.49571969 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000008 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00083029 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Nov. 2, 2025, 3:46 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Nov. 2, 2025, 11:32 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 7039U 73086AF 25306.48065641 .00000080 00000-0 83029-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 7039 102.5336 292.4092 0130730 354.2637 156.9801 12.49571969368799
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite DELTA 1 DEB.
Associated space launch
Meteorological satellite using radiometric imaging
DELTA 1 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta 0300 | NOAA 3’, on board a Delta 0300 space rocket.
The launch took place on Nov. 6, 1973, 5:02 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 2W.
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Delta 0300 | NOAA 3
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Nov. 6, 1973, 5:02 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Delta 0300
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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