Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
19038
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.4
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: 1973-086BJ
Object number (NORAD): 7066
Object ID (CCSDS): 7066
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 116.105 minutes
Inclination: 101.8111 deg
SMA: 7883.63 km
Apoapsis: 1543.558 km
Periapsis: 1467.433 km
RAAN: 308.2664 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00482803
Argument of periapsis: 138.5679 deg
Mean anomaly: 279.2444 deg
Mean motion: 12.4026188 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000216 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.001926765 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 20, 2025, 3:40 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 19, 2025, 8:18 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 07066U 73086BJ 25353.84647030 .00000216 00000-0 19268-2 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 07066 101.8111 308.2664 0048280 138.5679 279.2444 12.40261880352266
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite DELTA 1 DEB.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object 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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