Key statistics
Satellite THORAD DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
18662
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.5
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
101.5
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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: 1974-089BR
Object number (NORAD): 8308
Object ID (CCSDS): 8308
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 115.609 minutes
Inclination: 101.5221 deg
SMA: 7861.182 km
Apoapsis: 1531.331 km
Periapsis: 1434.763 km
RAAN: 33.9572 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00614205
Argument of periapsis: 37.8872 deg
Mean anomaly: 87.5777 deg
Mean motion: 12.45578205 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000002 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00030563718 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 19, 2025, 2:08 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 18, 2025, 6:08 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 08308U 74089BR 25352.75602341 .00000002 00000-0 30564-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 08308 101.5221 33.9572 0061420 37.8872 87.5777 12.45578205322580
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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