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

18437

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 12.5

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

101.3

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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: 1974-089CT

Object number (NORAD): 8556

Object ID (CCSDS): 8556

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 114.885 minutes

Inclination: 101.2876 deg

SMA: 7828.335 km

Apoapsis: 1512.756 km

Periapsis: 1387.644 km

RAAN: 278.5541 deg

Eccentricy: 0.007991

Argument of periapsis: 244.042 deg

Mean anomaly: 143.4073 deg

Mean motion: 12.53425934 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000134 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0010967 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: May 7, 2025, 9:23 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THORAD DELTA 1 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 08556U 74089CT 25127.39154595 .00000134 00000-0 10967-2 0 9993

TLE line 2: 2 08556 101.2876 278.5541 0079910 244.0420 143.4073 12.53425934306127

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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 2159	LEO	2024-11-02 22:48:45	0.0001132723	146.0 (m)	PAYLOAD

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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