Key statistics
Satellite THORAD DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
18439
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.5
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
103.0
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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: 1974-089BJ
Object number (NORAD): 8301
Object ID (CCSDS): 8301
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.3 minutes
Inclination: 102.9523 deg
SMA: 7103.301 km
Apoapsis: 828.841 km
Periapsis: 621.491 km
RAAN: 41.4938 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0145953
Argument of periapsis: 344.2473 deg
Mean anomaly: 15.4188 deg
Mean motion: 14.50148282 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00048666 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.010865 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 10, 2025, 2:32 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 9, 2025, 7:44 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 08301U 74089BJ 25129.32233799 .00048666 00000-0 10865-1 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 08301 102.9523 41.4938 0145953 344.2473 15.4188 14.50148282489563
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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