Key statistics
Satellite THORAD DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
18500
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.7
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
101.9
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for THORAD DELTA 1 DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
International designator: 1974-089W
Object number (NORAD): 8156
Object ID (CCSDS): 8156
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 113.548 minutes
Inclination: 101.8929 deg
SMA: 7767.465 km
Apoapsis: 1432.525 km
Periapsis: 1346.135 km
RAAN: 163.4937 deg
Eccentricy: 0.005561
Argument of periapsis: 318.0909 deg
Mean anomaly: 68.0353 deg
Mean motion: 12.68188442 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000123 rev/day2
B* drag term: -0.00038665 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 8, 2025, 10:16 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 8, 2025, 9:40 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 8156U 74089W 25189.90311395 -.00000123 00000-0 -38665-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 8156 101.8929 163.4937 0055610 318.0909 68.0353 12.68188442340031
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite THORAD DELTA 1 DEB.
Associated space launch
Meteorological satellite using radiometric imaging
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta 2310 | NOAA 4’, on board a Delta 2310 space rocket.
The launch took place on Nov. 15, 1974, 5:11 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 2W.
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Delta 2310 | NOAA 4
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Nov. 15, 1974, 5:11 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Delta 2310
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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