DELTA 1 DEB, 17768

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DELTA 1 DEB, 17768 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Sun, 05 Mar 1978 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

17768, 1978-026HA

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1978-03-05 (48 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

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: 3 days ago

TLE from 3 days ago

0 DELTA 1 DEB
1 17768U 78026HA  26171.01456738  .00000706  00000-0  21115-3 0  9999
2 17768  98.6025 189.0705 0076738  86.9262 303.5670 14.44366572322750

Epoch: 2026-06-20T00:20Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T00:20:58.621Z)

Latitude

29.43912°

Longitude

-89.28044°

Altitude

717.864 km

Speed

7.515 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 16m 47s

True Declination

29° 17' 29"

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

01:45:26

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

795.861 km

Perigee altitude

686.596 km

Semi-major axis

7,119.365 km

Eccentricity

0.00767

Inclination

98.6025°

RAAN

189.0705°

Arg. of periapsis

86.9262°

True anomaly

302.8304°

Mean anomaly

303.567°

Eccentric anomaly

303.19909°

Mean motion

3.61311 °/min

Orbital period

99.64 mins

BSTAR

0.00021115

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DELTA 1 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	2026-06-22 23:52:43.701Z	91.068° ESE	2026-06-22 23:54:43.701Z	64.343° ENE	14.243°	2026-06-22 23:56:43.701Z	36.842° NE
7 mins	2026-06-23 01:29:43.701Z	183.987° SSW	2026-06-23 01:32:43.701Z	247.427° WSW	40.428°	2026-06-23 01:36:43.701Z	336.139° NNW
7 mins	2026-06-23 13:35:43.701Z	37.559° NE	2026-06-23 13:38:43.701Z	94.776° ESE	32.657°	2026-06-23 13:42:43.701Z	165.118° S

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DELTA 1 DEB, 17768

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 3 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T00:20:58.621Z)

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Orbital elements

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Last TLE update: 3 days ago