Key statistics
Satellite THORAD DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
18443
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.4
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
102.1
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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: 1974-089DQ
Object number (NORAD): 8788
Object ID (CCSDS): 8788
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 116.148 minutes
Inclination: 102.0873 deg
SMA: 7885.617 km
Apoapsis: 1564.223 km
Periapsis: 1450.741 km
RAAN: 231.3216 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0071955
Argument of periapsis: 105.7339 deg
Mean anomaly: 20.9435 deg
Mean motion: 12.39793166 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000048 rev/day2
B* drag term: -0.00002677 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 14, 2025, 3:37 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 13, 2025, 7:02 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 08788U 74089DQ 25133.79313363 -.00000048 00000-0 -26770-4 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 08788 102.0873 231.3216 0071955 105.7339 20.9435 12.39793166285642
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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