Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
18816
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.8
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
102.3
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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: 1973-086BL
Object number (NORAD): 7068
Object ID (CCSDS): 7068
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 112.357 minutes
Inclination: 102.3363 deg
SMA: 7713.07 km
Apoapsis: 1499.376 km
Periapsis: 1170.494 km
RAAN: 70.3363 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0213198
Argument of periapsis: 242.4163 deg
Mean anomaly: 294.4899 deg
Mean motion: 12.81627584 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000003 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00019679 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 11, 2025, 10:21 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 11, 2025, 2:36 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 07068U 73086BL 25131.60883122 -.00000003 00000-0 19679-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 07068 102.3363 70.3363 0213198 242.4163 294.4899 12.81627584407289
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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