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

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.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
COSMOS 1137 LEO 2025-07-08 15:21:14 0.000123214 321.0 (m) PAYLOAD
COSMOS 1823 DEB LEO 2024-08-23 14:57:27 0.0001249151 75.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 794 LEO 2024-05-30 08:38:33 0.0001400438 378.0 (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.

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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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