Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
22419
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: 99.309 minutes
Inclination: 58.4701 deg
SMA: 7103.73 km
Apoapsis: 797.568 km
Periapsis: 653.623 km
RAAN: 140.8724 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0101317
Argument of periapsis: 267.9674 deg
Mean anomaly: 90.9749 deg
Mean motion: 14.50016847 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000746 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00022072 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 7, 2025, 6:59 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00720U 63054C 25127.29119527 .00000746 00000-0 22072-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 00720 58.4701 140.8724 0101317 267.9674 90.9749 14.50016847222602
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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