Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
18870
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.4
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
102.0
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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: 1973-086FM
Object number (NORAD): 7203
Object ID (CCSDS): 7203
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 107.419 minutes
Inclination: 101.9991 deg
SMA: 7485.402 km
Apoapsis: 1439.44 km
Periapsis: 775.094 km
RAAN: 147.9832 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0443761
Argument of periapsis: 274.0342 deg
Mean anomaly: 81.0184 deg
Mean motion: 13.4054087 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000165 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00023288 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 5, 2025, 5:45 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 5, 2025, 8:11 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 07203U 73086FM 25186.34163014 .00000165 00000-0 23288-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 07203 101.9991 147.9832 0443761 274.0342 81.0184 13.40540870514054
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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