Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
18489
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: 99.567 minutes
Inclination: 97.2787 deg
SMA: 7116.04 km
Apoapsis: 812.152 km
Periapsis: 663.659 km
RAAN: 47.8654 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01043371
Argument of periapsis: 15.1963 deg
Mean anomaly: 345.2326 deg
Mean motion: 14.46255977 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002573 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0006813302 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 4, 2025, 10:13 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 4, 2025, 4:24 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 08970U 75004BC 25247.18379671 .00002573 00000-0 68133-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 08970 97.2787 47.8654 0104337 15.1963 345.2326 14.46255977577940
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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