THORAD DELTA 1 DEB

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite THORAD DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

18442

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 12.4

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

102.5

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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: 1974-089AD

Object number (NORAD): 8163

Object ID (CCSDS): 8163

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 116.227 minutes

Inclination: 102.507 deg

SMA: 7889.17 km

Apoapsis: 1778.231 km

Periapsis: 1243.839 km

RAAN: 137.0023 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0338687

Argument of periapsis: 72.6462 deg

Mean anomaly: 291.1343 deg

Mean motion: 12.38955815 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000436 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0030023 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: May 10, 2025, 5:27 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: May 10, 2025, 5:37 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THORAD DELTA 1 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 08163U 74089AD 25130.23449117 .00000436 00000-0 30023-2 0 9991

TLE line 2: 2 08163 102.5070 137.0023 0338687 72.6462 291.1343 12.38955815260775

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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.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
COSMOS 1853	LEO	2025-03-26 04:38:15	0.0004130478	255.0 (m)	PAYLOAD

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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