Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
19502
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.2
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.0
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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: 1972-058CP
Object number (NORAD): 7959
Object ID (CCSDS): 7959
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.538 minutes
Inclination: 98.0075 deg
SMA: 7209.619 km
Apoapsis: 1000.8 km
Periapsis: 662.168 km
RAAN: 292.9844 deg
Eccentricy: 0.02348474
Argument of periapsis: 218.7156 deg
Mean anomaly: 139.6988 deg
Mean motion: 14.18189675 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000804 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00031351588 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 6:55 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 07959U 72058CP 25346.28826096 .00000804 00000-0 31352-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 07959 98.0075 292.9844 0234847 218.7156 139.6988 14.18189675721696
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite DELTA 1 DEB.
Associated space launch
Earth observation satellite
DELTA 1 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta 0900 | Landsat 1’, on board a Delta 0900 space rocket.
The launch took place on July 23, 1972, 6:06 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 2W.
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Delta 0900 | Landsat 1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: July 23, 1972, 6:06 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Delta 0900
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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