Key statistics
Satellite THORAD DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
18500
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.6
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
102.2
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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: 1974-089AU
Object number (NORAD): 8178
Object ID (CCSDS): 8178
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 114.666 minutes
Inclination: 102.2169 deg
SMA: 7818.394 km
Apoapsis: 1576.098 km
Periapsis: 1304.421 km
RAAN: 240.0183 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0173742
Argument of periapsis: 295.8828 deg
Mean anomaly: 89.8583 deg
Mean motion: 12.55817103 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001476 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0087744 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 8, 2025, 5:26 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 8, 2025, 2:25 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 08178U 74089AU 25189.10087512 .00001476 00000-0 87744-2 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 08178 102.2169 240.0183 0173742 295.8828 89.8583 12.55817103282704
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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