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

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 6 hours ago

TLE from 6 hours ago

0 VANGUARD DEB
1 01576U 58002C   26247.93442341  .00001993  00000-0  17768-2 0  9998
2 01576  34.2209 178.0255 1385452  85.8412 289.8834 11.83486596811558

Epoch: 2026-09-04T22:25Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-04T22:25:34.182Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-142.41806°

Altitude

1,518.012 km

Speed

7.21 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 52m 06s

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

19:56:13

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

2,885.893 km

Perigee altitude

631.284 km

Semi-major axis

8,136.725 km

Eccentricity

0.13855

Inclination

34.2209°

RAAN

178.0255°

Arg. of periapsis

85.8412°

True anomaly

274.22056°

Mean anomaly

289.8834°

Eccentric anomaly

282.12235°

Mean motion

2.95712 °/min

Orbital period

121.74 mins

BSTAR

0.0017768

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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.
7 mins	2026-09-05 05:01:34.441Z	241.512° WSW	2026-09-05 05:04:34.441Z	201.846° SSW	18.27°	2026-09-05 05:08:34.441Z	159.345° S
6 mins	2026-09-05 22:58:34.441Z	201.368° SSW	2026-09-05 23:01:34.441Z	156.937° SSE	21.992°	2026-09-05 23:04:34.441Z	112.539° SE
6 mins	2026-09-06 01:06:34.441Z	236.341° WSW	2026-09-06 01:09:34.441Z	165.763° S	32.505°	2026-09-06 01:12:34.441Z	111.312° ESE
7 mins	2026-09-06 03:14:34.441Z	244.508° WSW	2026-09-06 03:17:34.441Z	182.912° SSW	26.953°	2026-09-06 03:21:34.441Z	131.25° SE

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VANGUARD DEB, 1576

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-04T22:25:34.182Z)

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