Key statistics
Satellite DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
18870
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 11.5
Per day
Orbit
MEO
Medium Earth Orbit
Inclination
101.9
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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: 1973-086GJ
Object number (NORAD): 9979
Object ID (CCSDS): 9979
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 125.15 minutes
Inclination: 101.9209 deg
SMA: 8287.953 km
Apoapsis: 2399.465 km
Periapsis: 1420.171 km
RAAN: 159.6536 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0590794
Argument of periapsis: 162.7874 deg
Mean anomaly: 327.2578 deg
Mean motion: 11.50619799 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001164 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.017619 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 4, 2025, 6:39 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 4, 2025, 10:52 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 09979U 73086GJ 25185.45299889 .00001164 00000-0 17619-1 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 09979 101.9209 159.6536 0590794 162.7874 327.2578 11.50619799479914
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.
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.
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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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