Key statistics
Satellite THORAD DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
18499
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.7
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
101.4
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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: 1974-089Z
Object number (NORAD): 8159
Object ID (CCSDS): 8159
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 113.573 minutes
Inclination: 101.4035 deg
SMA: 7768.631 km
Apoapsis: 1410.884 km
Periapsis: 1370.108 km
RAAN: 211.1037 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0026244
Argument of periapsis: 175.1784 deg
Mean anomaly: 184.9555 deg
Mean motion: 12.6790288 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001901 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.010068 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 9, 2025, 2:22 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 8, 2025, 1:59 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 08159U 74089Z 25189.58298856 .00001901 00000-0 10068-1 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 08159 101.4035 211.1037 0026244 175.1784 184.9555 12.67902880315240
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite THORAD DELTA 1 DEB.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object 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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