Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
18491
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.6
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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: 1975-004BA
Object number (NORAD): 8968
Object ID (CCSDS): 8968
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.849 minutes
Inclination: 97.6198 deg
SMA: 7176.985 km
Apoapsis: 892.46 km
Periapsis: 705.239 km
RAAN: 242.2695 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01304315
Argument of periapsis: 223.3017 deg
Mean anomaly: 135.7859 deg
Mean motion: 14.27873461 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000677 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00026342731 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 7, 2025, 3:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 6, 2025, 9:50 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 08968U 75004BA 25249.90974873 .00000677 00000-0 26343-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 08968 97.6198 242.2695 0130432 223.3017 135.7859 14.27873461567946
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite DELTA 1 DEB.
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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