Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
18588
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.5
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.3
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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: 1975-004BC
Object number (NORAD): 8970
Object ID (CCSDS): 8970
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.517 minutes
Inclination: 97.2864 deg
SMA: 7113.615 km
Apoapsis: 809.293 km
Periapsis: 661.667 km
RAAN: 132.8767 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0103763
Argument of periapsis: 66.1767 deg
Mean anomaly: 295.0265 deg
Mean motion: 14.46995669 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00003392 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00088144 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 7:16 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 11, 2025, 10:59 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 8970U 75004BC 25345.95792953 .00003392 00000-0 88144-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 8970 97.2864 132.8767 0103763 66.1767 295.0265 14.46995669592227
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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