DELTA 1 DEB, 12000

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DELTA 1 DEB, 12000 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Tue, 06 Nov 1973 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

12000, 1973-086GL

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1973-11-06 (52 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 12000U 73086GL  26038.46631424 -.00000007  00000-0  30779-3 0  9993
2 12000 102.3704  34.5026 0021298 225.7681 291.9967 12.36402427531929

Epoch: 2026-02-07T11:11Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-07T11:11:29.550Z)

Latitude

21.92761°

Longitude

-85.91951°

Altitude

1,517.947 km

Speed

7.111 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 38m 10s

True Declination

21° 49' 13"

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

14:20:58

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,536.313 km

Perigee altitude

1,502.672 km

Semi-major axis

7,897.629 km

Eccentricity

0.00213

Inclination

102.3704°

RAAN

34.5026°

Arg. of periapsis

225.7681°

True anomaly

291.77018°

Mean anomaly

291.9967°

Eccentric anomaly

291.88346°

Mean motion

3.09242 °/min

Orbital period

116.41 mins

BSTAR

0.00030779

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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.
16 mins	2026-02-08 12:12:59.290Z	25.694° NE	2026-02-08 12:20:59.290Z	113.809° SE	41.574°	2026-02-08 12:28:59.290Z	184.811° SSW
12 mins	2026-02-08 14:08:59.290Z	352.995° N	2026-02-08 14:13:59.290Z	308.148° NW	27.89°	2026-02-08 14:20:59.290Z	248.083° W
10 mins	2026-02-08 21:29:59.290Z	87.442° E	2026-02-08 21:33:59.290Z	54.738° ENE	21.148°	2026-02-08 21:39:59.290Z	7.703° NNE
16 mins	2026-02-08 23:19:59.290Z	160.237° S	2026-02-08 23:26:59.290Z	170.398° S	44.736°	2026-02-08 23:35:59.290Z	341.729° N
9 mins	2026-02-09 01:18:59.290Z	239.939° WSW	2026-02-09 01:22:59.290Z	271.211° WNW	16.923°	2026-02-09 01:27:59.290Z	307.285° NW
14 mins	2026-02-09 11:32:59.290Z	40.018° NE	2026-02-09 11:38:59.290Z	92.742° ESE	30.016°	2026-02-09 11:46:59.290Z	161.723° S

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DELTA 1 DEB, 12000

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: 2026-02-07T11:11:29.550Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #86 in the year 1973 (1973-11-06 UTC)

DELTA 1 DEB Visibility forecast

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