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 (53 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

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 4 days ago

TLE from 4 days ago

0 DELTA 1 DEB
1 12000U 73086GL  26259.83446969 -.00000026  00000-0  15552-3 0  9990
2 12000 102.3829 257.8896 0020918 182.6557 299.9072 12.36416696559280

Epoch: 2026-09-16T20:01Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-16T20:01:38.181Z)

Latitude

55.69261°

Longitude

160.37461°

Altitude

1,522.642 km

Speed

7.113 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 26m 15s

True Declination

55° 32' 52"

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

09:48:13

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,535.952 km

Perigee altitude

1,502.912 km

Semi-major axis

7,897.569 km

Eccentricity

0.00209

Inclination

102.3829°

RAAN

257.8896°

Arg. of periapsis

182.6557°

True anomaly

299.69915°

Mean anomaly

299.9072°

Eccentric anomaly

299.8032°

Mean motion

3.09245 °/min

Orbital period

116.41 mins

BSTAR

0.00015552

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

DELTA 1 DEB, 7207 (Decayed)

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DELTA 1 DEB, 7125 (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.
14 mins	2026-09-20 22:32:19.628Z	120.659° SE	2026-09-20 22:39:19.628Z	58.102° ENE	39.389°	2026-09-20 22:46:19.628Z	357.471° N
15 mins	2026-09-21 00:26:19.628Z	187.596° SSW	2026-09-21 00:33:19.628Z	260.733° W	50.614°	2026-09-21 00:41:19.628Z	331.449° NNW
15 mins	2026-09-21 12:38:19.628Z	26.298° NE	2026-09-21 12:45:19.628Z	108.157° ESE	65.599°	2026-09-21 12:53:19.628Z	186.362° SSW
12 mins	2026-09-21 14:33:19.628Z	353.402° N	2026-09-21 14:38:19.628Z	310.296° NW	30.395°	2026-09-21 14:45:19.628Z	250.224° W

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DELTA 1 DEB, 12000

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 4 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-16T20:01:38.181Z)

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Orbital elements

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Last TLE update: 4 days ago