TRANSIT 11 DEB, 11991

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TRANSIT 11 DEB, 11991 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Fri, 28 Jan 1966 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

11991, 1966-005H

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

18 hours ago

Origin

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1966-01-28 (59 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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TLE from 18 hours ago

0 TRANSIT 11 DEB
1 11991U 66005H   25132.79542733  .00000877  00000-0  68809-3 0  9997
2 11991  90.1691 335.4100 0177386 128.5988 250.0282 13.84170280965999

Epoch: 2025-05-12T19:05Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-12T19:05:24.921Z)

Latitude

16.71401°

Longitude

178.20226°

Altitude

997.93 km

Speed

7.331 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 21m 26s

True Declination

16° 37' 21"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-42.69573°

Longitude

-1.88863°

Altitude

977.32 km

Speed

7.356 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 06m 32s

Apparent Declination

-41° 17' 28"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:50:29

Azimuth

244.42° WSW

Elevation

-86.657°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,076.053 km

Perigee altitude

816.209 km

Semi-major axis

7,324.268 km

Eccentricity

0.0177386

Inclination

90.1691°

RAAN

335.41°

Arg. of periapsis

128.5988°

True anomaly

248.13246°

Mean anomaly

250.0282°

Eccentric anomaly

249.07886°

Mean motion

3.46256 °/min

BSTAR

0.00068809

Orbital period

103.97 mins

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TRANSIT 11 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.
11 mins	2025-05-13 14:11:44.303Z	191.524° SSW	2025-05-13 14:16:44.303Z	249.477° W	40.308°	2025-05-13 14:22:44.303Z	349.294° N
8 mins	2025-05-14 01:06:44.303Z	31.174° NE	2025-05-14 01:09:44.303Z	79.216° E	29.583°	2025-05-14 01:14:44.303Z	150.572° SSE
7 mins	2025-05-14 02:50:44.303Z	326.193° NNW	2025-05-14 02:53:44.303Z	281.959° WNW	23.484°	2025-05-14 02:57:44.303Z	230.515° WSW
7 mins	2025-05-14 12:47:44.303Z	121.226° SE	2025-05-14 12:50:44.303Z	80.855° E	25.126°	2025-05-14 12:54:44.303Z	27.805° NE

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