Key statistics
Satellite THORAD DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
18498
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.6
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
101.4
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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: 1974-089CS
Object number (NORAD): 8555
Object ID (CCSDS): 8555
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 114.671 minutes
Inclination: 101.3979 deg
SMA: 7818.609 km
Apoapsis: 1486.816 km
Periapsis: 1394.131 km
RAAN: 310.8925 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0059272
Argument of periapsis: 355.998 deg
Mean anomaly: 35.2239 deg
Mean motion: 12.55765445 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000361 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0024494 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, 7:37 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 08555U 74089CS 25187.31780913 .00000361 00000-0 24494-2 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 08555 101.3979 310.8925 0059272 355.9980 35.2239 12.55765445310009
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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