THORAD DELTA 1 DEB

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite THORAD DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

18497

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.5

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

103.3

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for THORAD DELTA 1 DEB.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? True

Object name: THORAD DELTA 1 DEB

International designator: 1974-089ED

Object number (NORAD): 9986

Object ID (CCSDS): 9986

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 106.964 minutes

Inclination: 103.2645 deg

SMA: 7464.256 km

Apoapsis: 1373.197 km

Periapsis: 799.045 km

RAAN: 4.2816 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0384601

Argument of periapsis: 143.6322 deg

Mean anomaly: 219.1595 deg

Mean motion: 13.46241505 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00006277 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0067438 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 6, 2025, 9:42 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THORAD DELTA 1 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 09986U 74089ED 25187.40421558 .00006277 00000-0 67438-2 0 9994

TLE line 2: 2 09986 103.2645 4.2816 0384601 143.6322 219.1595 13.46241505385109

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Real-time ground track for satellite THORAD DELTA 1 DEB.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object THORAD DELTA 1 DEB.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2025-01-23 20:42:55	0.000126592	363.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Meteorological satellite using radiometric imaging

THORAD DELTA 1 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta 2310 | NOAA 4’, on board a Delta 2310 space rocket.

The launch took place on Nov. 15, 1974, 5:11 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 2W.

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Delta 2310 | NOAA 4

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Nov. 15, 1974, 5:11 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Delta 2310

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2W

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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