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

18614

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 12.5

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

102.0

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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: 1974-089BP

Object number (NORAD): 8306

Object ID (CCSDS): 8306

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 115.071 minutes

Inclination: 101.9823 deg

SMA: 7836.771 km

Apoapsis: 1521.283 km

Periapsis: 1395.988 km

RAAN: 73.871 deg

Eccentricy: 0.007994

Argument of periapsis: 207.7051 deg

Mean anomaly: 280.981 deg

Mean motion: 12.51402618 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000464 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0032564 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 31, 2025, 10:56 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 31, 2025, 9:02 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THORAD DELTA 1 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 8306U 74089BP 25304.87686311 .00000464 00000-0 32564-2 0 9995

TLE line 2: 2 8306 101.9823 73.8710 0079940 207.7051 280.9810 12.51402618318392

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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 1827	LEO	2024-12-05 19:36:58	0.0001024008	398.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
COSMOS 1801	LEO	2024-07-03 08:10:38	0.0002623341	533.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
DELTA 1 DEB	SSO	2024-05-31 12:34:38	0.0001442705	166.0 (m)	DEBRIS

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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