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

Country

Related business

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

NRL

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1958-03-17 (68 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 19 hours ago

TLE from 19 hours ago

0 VANGUARD DEB
1 01576U 58002C   26034.65508747  .00001983  00000-0  18287-2 0  9990
2 01576  34.2183 237.9579 1384427  25.4070 340.8533 11.82364535786297

Epoch: 2026-02-03T15:43Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-03T15:43:19.557Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

-131.70645°

Altitude

716.185 km

Speed

7.964 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 51m 49s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

13:04:07

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

2,890.914 km

Perigee altitude

636.55 km

Semi-major axis

8,141.869 km

Eccentricity

0.13844

Inclination

34.2183°

RAAN

237.9579°

Arg. of periapsis

25.407°

True anomaly

334.65518°

Mean anomaly

340.8533°

Eccentric anomaly

337.86446°

Mean motion

2.95432 °/min

Orbital period

121.86 mins

BSTAR

0.0018287

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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.
4 mins	2026-02-04 16:15:05.079Z	176.354° S	2026-02-04 16:17:05.079Z	148.782° SSE	14.068°	2026-02-04 16:19:05.079Z	122.799° SE
9 mins	2026-02-04 18:22:05.079Z	223.54° SW	2026-02-04 18:25:05.079Z	160.067° S	34.841°	2026-02-04 18:31:05.079Z	97.435° ESE
14 mins	2026-02-04 20:29:05.079Z	254.581° W	2026-02-04 20:34:05.079Z	173.125° S	38.857°	2026-02-04 20:43:05.079Z	112.01° ESE
17 mins	2026-02-04 22:37:05.079Z	257.544° W	2026-02-04 22:43:05.079Z	202.288° SSW	31.029°	2026-02-04 22:54:05.079Z	140.958° SSE
12 mins	2026-02-05 00:49:05.079Z	236.96° WSW	2026-02-05 00:53:05.079Z	215.057° SW	16.252°	2026-02-05 01:01:05.079Z	180.608° SSW

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VANGUARD DEB, 1576

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 19 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-03T15:43:19.557Z)

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