Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
18978
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.5
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
101.7
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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: 1973-086AJ
Object number (NORAD): 7042
Object ID (CCSDS): 7042
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 106.832 minutes
Inclination: 101.7434 deg
SMA: 7458.11 km
Apoapsis: 1316.8 km
Periapsis: 843.15 km
RAAN: 137.7763 deg
Eccentricy: 0.031754
Argument of periapsis: 262.3243 deg
Mean anomaly: 94.1719 deg
Mean motion: 13.47905978 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001609 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0019915 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 21, 2025, 11:56 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 21, 2025, 6:31 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 7042U 73086AJ 25294.77165779 .00001609 00000-0 19915-2 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 7042 101.7434 137.7763 0317540 262.3243 94.1719 13.47905978530115
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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