DELTA 1 R/B, 979

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DELTA 1 R/B, 979 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Fri, 22 Jan 1965 UTC launched from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

Loading next visibility...

Iframe embed code

<iframe src="https://www.satcat.com/sats-embedded/979?theme=dark&initialShowStats=false" width="600" height="400" frameborder="0" title="Kayhan Space Satcat Satellite Viewer"></iframe>

Iframe URL

https://www.satcat.com/sats-embedded/979?theme=dark&initialShowStats=false

Optional secondary NORAD IDs

Max 10 NORAD IDs; Separated by commas

Initial load time (optional)

ISO8601 Format

TLE date request (optional)

ISO8601 Format

Identifier

979, 1965-004B

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

ABL

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

ALTAIR, Unknown motor

Mass

60 kg wet, 60 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1965-01-22 (62 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

CYL, 1.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

Expand to show TLE details & history
Last TLE update: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago

0 DELTA 1 R/B
1   979U 65004B   26306.88955199  .00000117  00000-0  17017-3 0  9999
2   979  96.4182  96.8565 1137830 319.9107  32.3128 12.15555016732416

Epoch: 2026-11-02T21:20Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-02T21:20:57.291Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

94.45771°

Altitude

880.587 km

Speed

7.745 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 27m 25s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:40:34

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

2,518.091 km

Perigee altitude

700.431 km

Semi-major axis

7,987.398 km

Eccentricity

0.11378

Inclination

96.4182°

RAAN

96.8565°

Arg. of periapsis

319.9107°

True anomaly

40.20328°

Mean anomaly

32.3128°

Eccentric anomaly

36.1594°

Mean motion

3.04043 °/min

Orbital period

118.4 mins

BSTAR

0.00017017

Loading maneuver chart data...

Computing Atmospheric mass density...

Loading historical data...

Other satellites on launch #4 in the year 1965 (1965-01-22 UTC)

Did you know?

You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.

Click here to try in Sandbox

DELTA 1 R/B Visibility forecast

Loading observer location...
Set Observer location

Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
23 mins	2026-11-03 21:41:32.351Z	23.401° NE	2026-11-03 21:52:32.351Z	90.474° ESE	49.671°	2026-11-03 22:04:32.351Z	162.492° S
24 mins	2026-11-03 23:37:32.351Z	2.516° NNE	2026-11-03 23:49:32.351Z	288.782° WNW	58.504°	2026-11-04 00:01:32.351Z	218.235° SW
13 mins	2026-11-04 01:37:32.351Z	339.396° N	2026-11-04 01:43:32.351Z	310.245° NW	18.107°	2026-11-04 01:50:32.351Z	278.376° WNW
13 mins	2026-11-04 09:02:32.351Z	117.573° SE	2026-11-04 09:07:32.351Z	61.712° ENE	36.94°	2026-11-04 09:15:32.351Z	3.202° NNE
14 mins	2026-11-04 10:59:32.351Z	207.13° SW	2026-11-04 11:04:32.351Z	275.545° WNW	45.376°	2026-11-04 11:13:32.351Z	340.902° N

Items per page:

1–5 of 5 items

of 1 page

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions

Please sign in to view Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs.

Click to sort rows by RSO header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Country header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Type header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Inclination Δ header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by RAAN Δ header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Coplanar Angle header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by SMA Δ header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Orbital period header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by <5km Md TCA header in descending order

CAUTION: Conjunctions in this section are generated from low-fidelity TLE screenings

Authenticating...

Click to sort rows by Secondary header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Secondary name header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Country header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Owner header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Obj. Type header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Miss dist. header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Rel. speed header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Apr. angle header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by TCA header in descending order

Check out DELTA 1 R/B, 979 on other resources

View DELTA 1 R/B, 979 on Heavens-Above

View DELTA 1 R/B, 979 on Keep Track

View DELTA 1 R/B, 979 on Celestrak

View DELTA 1 R/B, 979 on Gunter's Space Page

Satcat and Kayhan Space are not affiliated with NASA, Celestrak, Heavens-Above, Keep Track, or Gunter's Space Page.

DELTA 1 R/B, 979

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-02T21:20:57.291Z)

Visualization orbit readout

Visualization observer readout

Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #4 in the year 1965 (1965-01-22 UTC)

DELTA 1 R/B Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Check out DELTA 1 R/B, 979 on other resources

Documentation

Expand to show TLE details & history
Last TLE update: 17 hours ago