Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
18930
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: 107.417 minutes
Inclination: 102.0063 deg
SMA: 7485.303 km
Apoapsis: 1439.755 km
Periapsis: 774.582 km
RAAN: 218.5882 deg
Eccentricy: 0.04443193
Argument of periapsis: 140.6799 deg
Mean anomaly: 222.7486 deg
Mean motion: 13.40567464 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000389 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00045460817 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 3, 2025, 2:21 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 2, 2025, 7:46 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 07203U 73086FM 25245.82403422 .00000389 00000-0 45461-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 07203 102.0063 218.5882 0444319 140.6799 222.7486 13.40567464522023
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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