DELTA 1 DEB, 18470

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DELTA 1 DEB, 18470 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Tue, 06 Nov 1973 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

18470, 1973-086GU

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1973-11-06 (53 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: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

0 DELTA 1 DEB
1 18470U 73086GU  26295.34371839 -.00000103  00000-0 -68582-3 0  9994
2 18470 101.8048  77.5624 0180556 228.3283 160.5190 12.06646918834749

Epoch: 2026-10-22T08:14Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-22T08:14:57.268Z)

Latitude

28.88137°

Longitude

-83.54486°

Altitude

1,791.458 km

Speed

6.929 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 43m 53s

True Declination

28° 45' 16"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

05:49:25

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,793.775 km

Perigee altitude

1,503.911 km

Semi-major axis

8,026.98 km

Eccentricity

0.01806

Inclination

101.8048°

RAAN

77.5624°

Arg. of periapsis

228.3283°

True anomaly

161.1946°

Mean anomaly

160.519°

Eccentric anomaly

160.85822°

Mean motion

3.01797 °/min

Orbital period

119.29 mins

BSTAR

-0.00068582

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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.
10 mins	2026-10-23 20:37:25.401Z	54.762° ENE	2026-10-23 20:42:25.401Z	89.164° E	16.493°	2026-10-23 20:47:25.401Z	124.03° SE
17 mins	2026-10-23 22:32:25.401Z	18.919° NNE	2026-10-23 22:40:25.401Z	72.705° E	82.826°	2026-10-23 22:49:25.401Z	196.612° SSW
13 mins	2026-10-24 00:30:25.401Z	353.61° N	2026-10-24 00:36:25.401Z	309.941° NW	25.158°	2026-10-24 00:43:25.401Z	258.938° W
15 mins	2026-10-24 07:59:25.401Z	114.022° SE	2026-10-24 08:06:25.401Z	58.396° ENE	37.51°	2026-10-24 08:14:25.401Z	358.291° N
18 mins	2026-10-24 09:54:25.401Z	179.559° S	2026-10-24 10:02:25.401Z	244.324° WSW	60.504°	2026-10-24 10:12:25.401Z	335.824° NNW

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DELTA 1 DEB, 18470

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-22T08:14:57.268Z)

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Other satellites on launch #86 in the year 1973 (1973-11-06 UTC)

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