DELTA 1 DEB, 12198

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DELTA 1 DEB, 12198 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

12198, 1978-026AP

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

22 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 22 hours ago

0 DELTA 1 DEB
1 12198U 78026AP  25152.69525366  .00000751  00000-0  48533-3 0  9990
2 12198  99.1597  62.2493 0116232 242.2531 116.6808 14.02853548257816

Epoch: 2025-06-01T16:41Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-01T16:41:09.916Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-78.45961°

Altitude

925.493 km

Speed

7.369 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 08m 59s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-64.53406°

Longitude

-57.85912°

Altitude

858.621 km

Speed

7.448 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 58m 55s

Apparent Declination

-63° 50' 56"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:22:18

Azimuth

150.663° SSE

Elevation

-58.212°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

965.509 km

Perigee altitude

796.758 km

Semi-major axis

7,259.27 km

Eccentricity

0.01162

Inclination

99.1597°

RAAN

62.2493°

Arg. of periapsis

242.2531°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

116.6808°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.50916 °/min

Orbital period

102.59 mins

BSTAR

0.00048533

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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.
9 mins	2025-06-02 16:47:30.123Z	117.651° SE	2025-06-02 16:52:30.123Z	56.343° ENE	25.043°	2025-06-02 16:56:30.123Z	11.34° NNE
10 mins	2025-06-02 18:28:30.123Z	192.877° SSW	2025-06-02 18:33:30.123Z	273.775° WNW	35.436°	2025-06-02 18:38:30.123Z	332.293° NNW
10 mins	2025-06-03 06:56:30.123Z	13.119° NNE	2025-06-03 07:01:30.123Z	211.353° SW	44.344°	2025-06-03 07:06:30.123Z	197.3° SSW

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