VANGUARD DEB, 1576

Orbit data source: Space-Track

VANGUARD DEB, 1576 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Mon, 17 Mar 1958 UTC launched from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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

1576, 1958-002C

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

18 hours ago

Origin

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

NRL

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1958-03-17 (67 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 18 hours ago

0 VANGUARD DEB
1 01576U 58002C   25182.42575359  .00001125  00000-0  95557-3 0  9995
2 01576  34.2349 311.6479 1400729 305.8649  41.9643 11.81849388760589

Epoch: 2025-07-01T10:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T10:13:05.11Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-121.34479°

Altitude

998.107 km

Speed

7.691 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 46m 35s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-29.03156°

Longitude

-178.28705°

Altitude

640.675 km

Speed

8.044 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

19h 52m 24s

Apparent Declination

-75° 10' 49"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:54:33

Azimuth

165.047° S

Elevation

-31.375°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

2,906.882 km

Perigee altitude

625.309 km

Semi-major axis

8,144.233 km

Eccentricity

0.14007

Inclination

34.2349°

RAAN

311.6479°

Arg. of periapsis

305.8649°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

41.9643°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

2.95303 °/min

Orbital period

121.91 mins

BSTAR

0.00095557

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VANGUARD 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.
16 mins	2025-07-02 10:42:11.004Z	188.164° SSW	2025-07-02 10:48:11.004Z	141.657° SSE	24.355°	2025-07-02 10:58:11.004Z	89.258° E
23 mins	2025-07-02 12:49:11.004Z	232.547° WSW	2025-07-02 12:58:11.004Z	152.523° SSE	40.45°	2025-07-02 13:12:11.004Z	88.155° E
28 mins	2025-07-02 14:58:11.004Z	260.257° W	2025-07-02 15:09:11.004Z	183.343° SSW	43.319°	2025-07-02 15:26:11.004Z	103.942° ESE
30 mins	2025-07-02 17:08:11.004Z	271.813° WNW	2025-07-02 17:21:11.004Z	206.52° SW	39.62°	2025-07-02 17:38:11.004Z	130.917° SE
24 mins	2025-07-02 19:21:11.004Z	267.077° W	2025-07-02 19:33:11.004Z	218.519° SW	26.201°	2025-07-02 19:45:11.004Z	169.601° S

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