DELTA 1 DEB

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

18874

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 12.4

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

102.4

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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: 1973-086GF

Object number (NORAD): 9976

Object ID (CCSDS): 9976

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 116.562 minutes

Inclination: 102.382 deg

SMA: 7904.319 km

Apoapsis: 1561.129 km

Periapsis: 1491.239 km

RAAN: 198.7344 deg

Eccentricy: 0.004421

Argument of periapsis: 144.5734 deg

Mean anomaly: 274.4644 deg

Mean motion: 12.35395652 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000031 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00060909 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 3, 2025, 5:26 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 2, 2025, 11:36 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 09976U 73086GF 25183.98395576 .00000031 00000-0 60909-3 0 9997

TLE line 2: 2 09976 102.3820 198.7344 0044210 144.5734 274.4644 12.35395652253129

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 2025-06-30 21:11:25 0.0001062107 132.0 (m) ROCKET BODY
COSMOS 508 LEO 2025-03-21 07:26:29 0.0001079821 636.0 (m) PAYLOAD

Associated space launch

Meteorological satellite using radiometric imaging

DELTA 1 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta 0300 | NOAA 3’, on board a Delta 0300 space rocket.

The launch took place on Nov. 6, 1973, 5:02 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 2W.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Delta 0300 | NOAA 3
Delta 0300 | NOAA 3

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Nov. 6, 1973, 5:02 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Delta 0300

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2W

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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