DELTA 1 DEB

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

18371

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.8

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

98.3

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for DELTA 1 DEB.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? True

Object name: DELTA 1 DEB

International designator: 1975-004AN

Object number (NORAD): 8956

Object ID (CCSDS): 8956

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 97.029 minutes

Inclination: 98.3449 deg

SMA: 6994.583 km

Apoapsis: 634.2 km

Periapsis: 598.695 km

RAAN: 290.0326 deg

Eccentricy: 0.002538

Argument of periapsis: 143.2592 deg

Mean anomaly: 217.0367 deg

Mean motion: 14.84089362 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00003691 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00044695 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: May 9, 2025, 2:46 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: May 8, 2025, 1:12 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 08956U 75004AN 25128.55025280 .00003691 00000-0 44695-3 0 9999

TLE line 2: 2 08956 98.3449 290.0326 0025380 143.2592 217.0367 14.84089362601900

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite DELTA 1 DEB.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object DELTA 1 DEB.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
SL-14 R/B	LEO	2025-01-24 08:31:45	0.0001633374	63.0 (m)	ROCKET BODY
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2024-12-24 09:05:32	0.0001113482	131.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2024-12-15 03:49:27	0.0001983702	790.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Earth observation satellite

DELTA 1 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta 2910 | Landsat 2’, on board a Delta 2910 space rocket.

The launch took place on Jan. 22, 1975, 5:55 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 2W.

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Delta 2910 | Landsat 2

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Jan. 22, 1975, 5:55 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Delta 2910

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2W

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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