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

18613

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 12.1

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

101.0

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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: 1974-089DM

Object number (NORAD): 8785

Object ID (CCSDS): 8785

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 118.722 minutes

Inclination: 100.9922 deg

SMA: 8001.663 km

Apoapsis: 1842.336 km

Periapsis: 1404.721 km

RAAN: 93.9606 deg

Eccentricy: 0.02734523

Argument of periapsis: 120.2441 deg

Mean anomaly: 33.117 deg

Mean motion: 12.12920504 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000173 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0019557522 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 29, 2025, 7:31 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 28, 2025, 9:32 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THORAD DELTA 1 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 08785U 74089DM 25301.89727375 .00000173 00000-0 19558-2 0 9996

TLE line 2: 2 08785 100.9922 93.9606 0273452 120.2441 33.1170 12.12920504 52977

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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 798	LEO	2025-06-23 00:37:20	0.0005308198	43.0 (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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