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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Last TLE update: 22 hours ago

TLE from 22 hours ago

0 DELTA 1 DEB
1 10872U 76077DA  26080.53600630  .00000040  00000-0  69437-3 0  9990
2 10872 101.4767  93.4971 0101485 174.7506 311.6238 12.27146004221127

Epoch: 2026-03-21T12:51Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-21T12:51:50.944Z)

Latitude

53.0201°

Longitude

-82.95693°

Altitude

1,516.939 km

Speed

7.135 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 16m 14s

True Declination

52° 52' 14"

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

16:04:41

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,639.68 km

Perigee altitude

1,478.577 km

Semi-major axis

7,937.266 km

Eccentricity

0.01015

Inclination

101.4767°

RAAN

93.4971°

Arg. of periapsis

174.7506°

True anomaly

310.74713°

Mean anomaly

311.6238°

Eccentric anomaly

311.1862°

Mean motion

3.06928 °/min

Orbital period

117.29 mins

BSTAR

0.00069437

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

DELTA 1 DEB, 40760

DELTA 1 DEB, 10831

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DELTA 1 DEB, 10705 (Decayed)

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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.
13 mins	2026-03-22 12:19:17.418Z	40.713° NE	2026-03-22 12:26:17.418Z	96.787° ESE	23.612°	2026-03-22 12:32:17.418Z	145.335° SSE
14 mins	2026-03-22 14:15:17.418Z	9.271° NNE	2026-03-22 14:22:17.418Z	273.82° WNW	42.365°	2026-03-22 14:29:17.418Z	213.553° SW
7 mins	2026-03-22 16:12:17.418Z	336.367° NNW	2026-03-22 16:15:17.418Z	313.848° NW	14.687°	2026-03-22 16:19:17.418Z	284.409° WNW
14 mins	2026-03-22 23:32:17.418Z	123.981° SE	2026-03-22 23:39:17.418Z	54.869° ENE	34.858°	2026-03-22 23:46:17.418Z	356.795° N
16 mins	2026-03-23 01:26:17.418Z	191.846° SSW	2026-03-23 01:34:17.418Z	266.671° W	35.551°	2026-03-23 01:42:17.418Z	330.974° NNW

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DELTA 1 DEB, 10872

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 22 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-21T12:51:50.944Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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Last TLE update: 22 hours ago