Key statistics
Satellite THORAD DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
18497
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.0
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
101.6
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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: 1974-089CP
Object number (NORAD): 8438
Object ID (CCSDS): 8438
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 103.059 minutes
Inclination: 101.6448 deg
SMA: 7281.432 km
Apoapsis: 973.507 km
Periapsis: 833.087 km
RAAN: 30.622 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0096423
Argument of periapsis: 351.8028 deg
Mean anomaly: 8.1546 deg
Mean motion: 13.97261041 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00005489 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0038082 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 12:27 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 08438U 74089CP 25187.51935037 .00005489 00000-0 38082-2 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 08438 101.6448 30.6220 0096423 351.8028 8.1546 13.97261041479281
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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