ATLAS D R/B, 1616

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ATLAS D R/B, 1616 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Tue, 05 Oct 1965 UTC launched from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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

1616, 1965-078B

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

23 hours ago

Origin

US Air Force Office of Aerospace Research (US)

Manufacturer

ABL

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

ALTAIR, Unknown motor

Mass

70 kg wet, 70 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1965-10-05 (60 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 3.1 m

Radar Cross Section

8.765 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 23 hours ago

0 ATLAS D R/B
1 01616U 65078B   25191.49785760  .00004328  00000-0  35142-3 0  9999
2 01616 144.2332 108.0819 0988421  68.4909 301.8214 13.32604304705029

Epoch: 2025-07-10T11:56Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T11:56:54.896Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

0.18994°

Altitude

801.617 km

Speed

7.618 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 12m 19s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-28.63488°

Longitude

53.63575°

Altitude

1,569.97 km

Speed

6.88 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 00m 29s

Apparent Declination

-33° 34' 16"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

23:20:59

Azimuth

34.477° NE

Elevation

-82.446°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,882.956 km

Perigee altitude

396.767 km

Semi-major axis

7,517.998 km

Eccentricity

0.09884

Inclination

144.2332°

RAAN

108.0819°

Arg. of periapsis

68.4909°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

301.8214°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.32958 °/min

Orbital period

108.12 mins

BSTAR

0.00035142

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ATLAS D R/B 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	2025-07-11 11:45:00.538Z	113.991° SE	2025-07-11 11:47:00.538Z	172.186° S	28.274°	2025-07-11 11:50:00.538Z	234.347° WSW

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