DELTA 1 DEB, 18472

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DELTA 1 DEB, 18472 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

18472, 1973-086GV

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 18472U 73086GV  25337.08063417 -.00000010  00000-0  15244-3 0  9996
2 18472 101.0675  26.1243 0015163  84.0586 309.4713 12.77549043899330

Epoch: 2025-12-03T01:56Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-03T01:56:06.792Z)

Latitude

32.75543°

Longitude

-82.25379°

Altitude

1,347.907 km

Speed

7.19 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 15m 43s

True Declination

32° 36' 40"

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

18:01:24

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,360.528 km

Perigee altitude

1,337.095 km

Semi-major axis

7,726.949 km

Eccentricity

0.00152

Inclination

101.0675°

RAAN

26.1243°

Arg. of periapsis

84.0586°

True anomaly

309.33701°

Mean anomaly

309.4713°

Eccentric anomaly

309.40417°

Mean motion

3.19544 °/min

Orbital period

112.66 mins

BSTAR

0.00015244

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

DELTA 1 DEB, 18470

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DELTA 1 DEB, 7204 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB, 7159 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB *, 10395 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB, 7089 (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.
5 mins	2025-12-05 00:59:19.275Z	66.652° ENE	2025-12-05 01:01:19.275Z	50.891° ENE	12.632°	2025-12-05 01:04:19.275Z	27.178° NE
14 mins	2025-12-05 02:44:19.275Z	144.204° SSE	2025-12-05 02:51:19.275Z	53.938° ENE	41.349°	2025-12-05 02:58:19.275Z	350.425° N
11 mins	2025-12-05 04:37:19.275Z	219.024° SW	2025-12-05 04:42:19.275Z	267.283° W	23.994°	2025-12-05 04:48:19.275Z	319.06° NNW
6 mins	2025-12-05 14:36:19.275Z	69.313° E	2025-12-05 14:38:19.275Z	85.993° E	14.707°	2025-12-05 14:42:19.275Z	118.695° SE
14 mins	2025-12-05 16:24:19.275Z	17.798° NNE	2025-12-05 16:30:19.275Z	61.198° ENE	44.887°	2025-12-05 16:38:19.275Z	196.973° SSW
9 mins	2025-12-05 18:16:19.275Z	341.715° N	2025-12-05 18:20:19.275Z	306.242° NW	19.527°	2025-12-05 18:25:19.275Z	264.212° W

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DELTA 1 DEB, 18472

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: 2025-12-03T01:56:06.792Z)

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Orbital elements

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

DELTA 1 DEB Visibility forecast

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