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 (52 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

Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 DELTA 1 DEB
1 18470U 73086GU  26079.69915915  .00000172  00000-0  23064-2 0  9990
2 18470 101.7684 241.5270 0180418 248.4623 136.4858 12.06644221808730

Epoch: 2026-03-20T16:46Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-20T16:46:47.350Z)

Latitude

25.78381°

Longitude

165.85062°

Altitude

1,760.318 km

Speed

6.955 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 43m 06s

True Declination

25° 39' 57"

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

14:15:39

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,793.675 km

Perigee altitude

1,504.032 km

Semi-major axis

8,026.99 km

Eccentricity

0.01804

Inclination

101.7684°

RAAN

241.527°

Arg. of periapsis

248.4623°

True anomaly

137.88624°

Mean anomaly

136.4858°

Eccentric anomaly

137.18831°

Mean motion

3.01796 °/min

Orbital period

119.29 mins

BSTAR

0.0023064

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DELTA 1 DEB, 18511 (Decayed)

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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.
19 mins	2026-03-22 10:29:33.587Z	162.796° S	2026-03-22 10:38:33.587Z	215.11° SW	44.836°	2026-03-22 10:48:33.587Z	341.815° N
10 mins	2026-03-22 12:32:33.587Z	239.655° WSW	2026-03-22 12:37:33.587Z	274.475° WNW	17.602°	2026-03-22 12:42:33.587Z	307.114° NW
16 mins	2026-03-22 23:01:33.587Z	28.574° NE	2026-03-22 23:09:33.587Z	103.218° ESE	39.109°	2026-03-22 23:17:33.587Z	175.92° S
15 mins	2026-03-23 00:58:33.587Z	1.801° NNE	2026-03-23 01:06:33.587Z	295.76° NW	32.234°	2026-03-23 01:13:33.587Z	240.384° WSW
12 mins	2026-03-23 08:30:33.587Z	90.253° ESE	2026-03-23 08:35:33.587Z	54.206° ENE	22.59°	2026-03-23 08:42:33.587Z	5.556° NNE

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DELTA 1 DEB, 18470

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-20T16:46:47.350Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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Last TLE update: 2 days ago