DELTA 1 DEB, 12185

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DELTA 1 DEB, 12185 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

12185, 1978-026AA

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

17 hours ago

Origin

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1978-03-05 (47 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

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 17 hours ago

0 DELTA 1 DEB
1 12185U 78026AA  25152.90407514  .00000845  00000-0  43179-3 0  9999
2 12185  99.2134 124.7976 0089867 290.4333 124.0887 14.16479359275480

Epoch: 2025-06-01T21:41Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-01T21:41:52.092Z)

Latitude

54.41332°

Longitude

-104.32434°

Altitude

882.951 km

Speed

7.397 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 27m 03s

True Declination

54° 15' 12"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

49.20322°

Longitude

-101.33797°

Altitude

878.494 km

Speed

7.4 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 03m 10s

Apparent Declination

10° 05' 30"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:22:18

Azimuth

40.686° NE

Elevation

-30.516°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

899.289 km

Perigee altitude

769.654 km

Semi-major axis

7,212.609 km

Eccentricity

0.00899

Inclination

99.2134°

RAAN

124.7976°

Arg. of periapsis

290.4333°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

124.0887°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.54327 °/min

Orbital period

101.6 mins

BSTAR

0.00043179

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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.
10 mins	2025-06-02 21:17:30.135Z	133.345° SE	2025-06-02 21:22:30.135Z	66.413° ENE	31.551°	2025-06-02 21:27:30.135Z	2.118° NNE
8 mins	2025-06-02 22:59:30.135Z	215.129° SW	2025-06-02 23:02:30.135Z	257.595° W	25.348°	2025-06-02 23:07:30.135Z	322.292° NNW
5 mins	2025-06-03 09:40:30.135Z	65.064° ENE	2025-06-03 09:42:30.135Z	88.294° E	15.565°	2025-06-03 09:45:30.135Z	122.896° SE
9 mins	2025-06-03 11:19:30.135Z	5.96° NNE	2025-06-03 11:23:30.135Z	291.863° WNW	42.851°	2025-06-03 11:28:30.135Z	206.962° SW

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