DELTA 1 DEB, 12168

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DELTA 1 DEB, 12168 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Sun, 05 Mar 1978 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

12168, 1978-026H

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1978-03-05 (48 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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0 DELTA 1 DEB
1 12168U 78026H   26155.09327974  .00000150  00000-0  12767-3 0  9993
2 12168  98.7204 330.4875 0172847 202.7277 156.6167 13.94050619298937

Epoch: 2026-06-04T02:14Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-04T02:14:19.369Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

44.3643°

Altitude

1,033.405 km

Speed

7.277 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 01m 57s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

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

13:36:19

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,037.665 km

Perigee altitude

785.661 km

Semi-major axis

7,289.8 km

Eccentricity

0.01728

Inclination

98.7204°

RAAN

330.4875°

Arg. of periapsis

202.7277°

True anomaly

157.38747°

Mean anomaly

156.6167°

Eccentric anomaly

157.0036°

Mean motion

3.48714 °/min

Orbital period

103.24 mins

BSTAR

0.00012767

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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	2026-06-05 11:04:26.919Z	144.299° SSE	2026-06-05 11:10:26.919Z	74.755° E	38.262°	2026-06-05 11:16:26.919Z	357.174° N
8 mins	2026-06-05 12:49:26.919Z	225.336° WSW	2026-06-05 12:52:26.919Z	261.701° W	23.504°	2026-06-05 12:57:26.919Z	317.988° NNW
7 mins	2026-06-05 23:39:26.919Z	47.553° ENE	2026-06-05 23:42:26.919Z	89.384° E	24.206°	2026-06-05 23:46:26.919Z	146.194° SSE
8 mins	2026-06-06 01:21:26.919Z	347.964° N	2026-06-06 01:24:26.919Z	301.606° NW	31.113°	2026-06-06 01:29:26.919Z	227.249° WSW

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DELTA 1 DEB, 12168

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: 2026-06-04T02:14:19.369Z)

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