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

2 days 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 2 days ago

0 VANGUARD DEB
1 01576U 58002C   25178.53775218  .00001118  00000-0  94515-3 0  9993
2 01576  34.2374 325.8480 1400834 285.1341  59.8869 11.81840404760120

Epoch: 2025-06-27T12:54Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-27T12:54:21.788Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

-143.63193°

Altitude

1,322.009 km

Speed

7.389 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 43m 23s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

33.99638°

Longitude

-51.8456°

Altitude

2,827.295 km

Speed

6.141 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 17m 24s

Apparent Declination

13° 39' 03"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:42:18

Azimuth

92.827° ESE

Elevation

24.914°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

2,907.014 km

Perigee altitude

625.259 km

Semi-major axis

8,144.274 km

Eccentricity

0.14008

Inclination

34.2374°

RAAN

325.848°

Arg. of periapsis

285.1341°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

59.8869°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

2.95301 °/min

Orbital period

121.91 mins

BSTAR

0.00094515

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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.
5 mins	2025-06-29 14:11:07.910Z	92.975° ESE	2025-06-29 14:11:07.910Z	92.975° ESE	22.802°	2025-06-29 14:16:07.910Z	88.14° E
30 mins	2025-06-29 15:59:07.910Z	262.263° W	2025-06-29 16:12:07.910Z	182.993° SSW	43.435°	2025-06-29 16:29:07.910Z	105.443° ESE
30 mins	2025-06-29 18:10:07.910Z	273.046° WNW	2025-06-29 18:24:07.910Z	209.342° SW	39.177°	2025-06-29 18:40:07.910Z	133.666° SE
22 mins	2025-06-29 20:24:07.910Z	267.154° W	2025-06-29 20:35:07.910Z	224.511° SW	24.364°	2025-06-29 20:46:07.910Z	175.648° S
4 mins	2025-06-30 10:03:07.910Z	134.418° SE	2025-06-30 10:04:07.910Z	128.531° SE	11.498°	2025-06-30 10:07:07.910Z	112.618° SE
21 mins	2025-06-30 12:04:07.910Z	208.583° SW	2025-06-30 12:12:07.910Z	148.498° SSE	33.61°	2025-06-30 12:25:07.910Z	85.744° E

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