Key statistics
Satellite THORAD DELTA 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
18558
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.9
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
103.0
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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: 1974-089EF
Object number (NORAD): 9988
Object ID (CCSDS): 9988
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 103.329 minutes
Inclination: 103.0361 deg
SMA: 7294.169 km
Apoapsis: 1077.829 km
Periapsis: 754.239 km
RAAN: 196.0225 deg
Eccentricy: 0.02218145
Argument of periapsis: 183.2241 deg
Mean anomaly: 176.7486 deg
Mean motion: 13.93602932 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002056 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0013246396 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 6, 2025, 2:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 5, 2025, 5:07 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 09988U 74089EF 25248.71328028 .00002056 00000-0 13246-2 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 09988 103.0361 196.0225 0221814 183.2241 176.7486 13.93602932464803
Live tracking on map
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.
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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