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  26044.50904208  .00000075  00000-0  10047-2 0  9995
2 10872 101.4770  60.3308 0100672 241.7269 274.7902 12.27138700216705

Epoch: 2026-02-13T12:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-13T12:13:01.235Z)

Latitude

24.13354°

Longitude

-81.27612°

Altitude

1,558.326 km

Speed

7.093 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 22m 05s

True Declination

24° 01' 06"

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

20:01:30

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,639.067 km

Perigee altitude

1,479.254 km

Semi-major axis

7,937.297 km

Eccentricity

0.01007

Inclination

101.477°

RAAN

60.3308°

Arg. of periapsis

241.7269°

True anomaly

273.63948°

Mean anomaly

274.7902°

Eccentric anomaly

274.21495°

Mean motion

3.06926 °/min

Orbital period

117.29 mins

BSTAR

0.0010047

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

DELTA 1 DEB, 40767

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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.
12 mins	2026-02-14 22:46:00.499Z	94.074° ESE	2026-02-14 22:52:00.499Z	49.997° ENE	21.023°	2026-02-14 22:58:00.499Z	7.246° NNE
17 mins	2026-02-15 00:38:00.499Z	159.074° S	2026-02-15 00:46:00.499Z	12.084° NNE	44.921°	2026-02-15 00:55:00.499Z	343.714° N
11 mins	2026-02-15 02:37:00.499Z	233.026° WSW	2026-02-15 02:42:00.499Z	270.258° WNW	18.81°	2026-02-15 02:48:00.499Z	312.234° NW
14 mins	2026-02-15 12:57:00.499Z	37.006° NE	2026-02-15 13:03:00.499Z	90.875° ESE	32.957°	2026-02-15 13:11:00.499Z	164.198° S
14 mins	2026-02-15 14:52:00.499Z	2.402° NNE	2026-02-15 14:59:00.499Z	291.652° WNW	36.598°	2026-02-15 15:06:00.499Z	229.474° WSW

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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: 2026-02-13T12:13:01.235Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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