Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
18976
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
102.6
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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: 1973-086EQ
Object number (NORAD): 7179
Object ID (CCSDS): 7179
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.323 minutes
Inclination: 102.633 deg
SMA: 7246.74 km
Apoapsis: 909.309 km
Periapsis: 827.902 km
RAAN: 220.8028 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00561681
Argument of periapsis: 343.3168 deg
Mean anomaly: 43.9646 deg
Mean motion: 14.07306569 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00057974 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.033795702 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 20, 2025, 2:10 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 19, 2025, 6:37 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 07179U 73086EQ 25292.77626984 .00057974 00000-0 33796-1 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 07179 102.6330 220.8028 0056168 343.3168 43.9646 14.07306569456061
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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