Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
22587
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.5
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
58.5
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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: 1963-054C
Object number (NORAD): 720
Object ID (CCSDS): 720
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.292 minutes
Inclination: 58.4704 deg
SMA: 7102.917 km
Apoapsis: 804.834 km
Periapsis: 644.73 km
RAAN: 260.346 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01127032
Argument of periapsis: 117.2151 deg
Mean anomaly: 244.0416 deg
Mean motion: 14.50266068 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000631 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00018982054 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 22, 2025, 5:40 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 22, 2025, 7:20 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00720U 63054C 25295.30570800 .00000631 00000-0 18982-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 00720 58.4704 260.3460 0112703 117.2151 244.0416 14.50266068246979
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite DELTA 1 DEB.
Associated space launch
The KH-4 (Keyhole-4) was fourth version in the Corona-program to build an optical reconnaissance satellite. KH-4 24 also carried the RM 5 radiometer payload for background measurements for the MIDAS program.
DELTA 1 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4 26’, on board a Thor SLV-2A Agena D space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 21, 1963, 9:45 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 2W.
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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4 26
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 21, 1963, 9:45 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor SLV-2A Agena D
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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