DELTA 1 DEB, 12189

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DELTA 1 DEB, 12189 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

12189, 1978-026AE

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

15 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 15 hours ago

0 DELTA 1 DEB
1 12189U 78026AE  25152.97062031  .00000151  00000-0  14314-3 0  9990
2 12189  98.7310 158.7626 0066732 319.6208  94.4143 13.93825722581785

Epoch: 2025-06-01T23:17Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-01T23:17:41.594Z)

Latitude

53.96581°

Longitude

-93.47263°

Altitude

928.149 km

Speed

7.391 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 46m 33s

True Declination

53° 48' 21"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

10.46136°

Longitude

-82.36409°

Altitude

887.727 km

Speed

7.424 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 15m 12s

Apparent Declination

-13° 15' 06"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:20:10

Azimuth

32.715° NE

Elevation

-59.752°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

961.101 km

Perigee altitude

863.797 km

Semi-major axis

7,290.586 km

Eccentricity

0.00667

Inclination

98.731°

RAAN

158.7626°

Arg. of periapsis

319.6208°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

94.4143°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.48658 °/min

Orbital period

103.25 mins

BSTAR

0.00014314

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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.
4 mins	2025-06-02 15:08:23.023Z	320.97° NNW	2025-06-02 15:10:23.023Z	300.535° NW	12.419°	2025-06-02 15:12:23.023Z	280.65° WNW
8 mins	2025-06-02 23:18:23.023Z	113.432° SE	2025-06-02 23:22:23.023Z	56.444° ENE	25.239°	2025-06-02 23:26:23.023Z	10.561° NNE
8 mins	2025-06-03 01:00:23.023Z	204.505° SW	2025-06-03 01:03:23.023Z	253.934° W	32.981°	2025-06-03 01:08:23.023Z	328.273° NNW
5 mins	2025-06-03 11:51:23.023Z	64.844° ENE	2025-06-03 11:53:23.023Z	87.19° E	16.188°	2025-06-03 11:56:23.023Z	120.562° SE
10 mins	2025-06-03 13:31:23.023Z	7.101° NNE	2025-06-03 13:36:23.023Z	271.292° WNW	43.16°	2025-06-03 13:41:23.023Z	205.56° SW

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