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

1 day 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 1 day ago

0 VANGUARD DEB
1 01576U 58002C   25121.32251327  .00004125  00000-0  36103-2 0  9997
2 01576  34.2251 174.7909 1397855 339.9139  15.1330 11.81548869753357

Epoch: 2025-05-01T07:44Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-01T07:44:25.146Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-160.80905°

Altitude

678.49 km

Speed

8.003 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 39m 09s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

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Latitude

-31.90651°

Longitude

79.96642°

Altitude

1,763.316 km

Speed

7.003 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 32m 43s

Apparent Declination

-51° 59' 44"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

23:24:25

Azimuth

129.683° SE

Elevation

-40.11°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

2,906.115 km

Perigee altitude

628.838 km

Semi-major axis

8,145.614 km

Eccentricity

0.1397855

Inclination

34.2251°

RAAN

174.7909°

Arg. of periapsis

339.9139°

True anomaly

20.14815°

Mean anomaly

15.133°

Eccentric anomaly

17.54775°

Mean motion

2.95228 °/min

BSTAR

0.0036103

Orbital period

121.94 mins

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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.
14 mins	2025-05-03 06:35:40.203Z	212.195° SW	2025-05-03 06:41:40.203Z	143.887° SSE	29.472°	2025-05-03 06:49:40.203Z	90.138° ESE
19 mins	2025-05-03 08:43:40.203Z	247.813° W	2025-05-03 08:50:40.203Z	163.008° S	41.624°	2025-05-03 09:02:40.203Z	96.114° ESE
23 mins	2025-05-03 10:52:40.203Z	264.259° W	2025-05-03 11:00:40.203Z	197.62° SSW	40.99°	2025-05-03 11:15:40.203Z	118.376° SE
25 mins	2025-05-03 13:01:40.203Z	267.185° W	2025-05-03 13:12:40.203Z	205.761° SW	32.046°	2025-05-03 13:26:40.203Z	149.693° SSE
14 mins	2025-05-03 15:16:40.203Z	247.679° W	2025-05-03 15:22:40.203Z	224.821° SW	15.019°	2025-05-03 15:30:40.203Z	196.247° SSW

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