DELTA 1 DEB, 10872

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DELTA 1 DEB, 10872 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Thu, 29 Jul 1976 UTC launched from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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.

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Identifier

10872, 1976-077DA

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1976-07-29 (50 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 DELTA 1 DEB
1 10872U 76077DA  26032.99167832  .00000066  00000-0  92926-3 0  9996
2 10872 101.4786  49.7292 0100689 263.2440 154.4598 12.27136250215299

Epoch: 2026-02-01T23:48Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-01T23:48:01.006Z)

Latitude

56.48448°

Longitude

-97.23506°

Altitude

1,643.14 km

Speed

7.023 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 07m 51s

True Declination

56° 20' 37"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

02:45:36

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,639.091 km

Perigee altitude

1,479.251 km

Semi-major axis

7,937.308 km

Eccentricity

0.01007

Inclination

101.4786°

RAAN

49.7292°

Arg. of periapsis

263.244°

True anomaly

154.95166°

Mean anomaly

154.4598°

Eccentric anomaly

154.70629°

Mean motion

3.06926 °/min

Orbital period

117.29 mins

BSTAR

0.00092926

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DELTA 1 DEB Visibility forecast

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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.
18 mins	2026-02-03 00:59:10.961Z	169.013° S	2026-02-03 01:08:10.961Z	257.67° W	43.973°	2026-02-03 01:17:10.961Z	339.873° N
6 mins	2026-02-03 03:02:10.961Z	255.206° W	2026-02-03 03:05:10.961Z	276.362° WNW	13.412°	2026-02-03 03:08:10.961Z	296.69° NW
15 mins	2026-02-03 13:19:10.961Z	30.562° NE	2026-02-03 13:26:10.961Z	103.23° ESE	38.781°	2026-02-03 13:34:10.961Z	175.908° S
14 mins	2026-02-03 15:14:10.961Z	359.003° N	2026-02-03 15:21:10.961Z	296.821° NW	31.837°	2026-02-03 15:28:10.961Z	239.438° WSW
10 mins	2026-02-03 22:39:10.961Z	83.062° E	2026-02-03 22:44:10.961Z	45.945° ENE	18.48°	2026-02-03 22:49:10.961Z	11.022° NNE
16 mins	2026-02-04 00:30:10.961Z	152.363° SSE	2026-02-04 00:37:10.961Z	89.57° E	44.258°	2026-02-04 00:46:10.961Z	345.97° N

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DELTA 1 DEB, 10872

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-01T23:48:01.006Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #77 in the year 1976 (1976-07-29 UTC)

DELTA 1 DEB Visibility forecast

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