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 (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: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 DELTA 1 DEB
1 18472U 73086GV  26264.09684895 -.00000048  00000-0 -18228-4 0  9994
2 18472 101.0248 310.3393 0014833 195.1347 192.2776 12.77558998936622

Epoch: 2026-09-21T02:19Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-21T02:19:27.749Z)

Latitude

26.86658°

Longitude

-90.14399°

Altitude

1,365.545 km

Speed

7.173 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 18m 48s

True Declination

26° 44' 21"

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

06:01:09

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,360.23 km

Perigee altitude

1,337.308 km

Semi-major axis

7,726.906 km

Eccentricity

0.00148

Inclination

101.0248°

RAAN

310.3393°

Arg. of periapsis

195.1347°

True anomaly

192.24152°

Mean anomaly

192.2776°

Eccentric anomaly

192.25955°

Mean motion

3.19547 °/min

Orbital period

112.66 mins

BSTAR

-0.000018228

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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	2026-09-21 14:09:56.944Z	70.544° E	2026-09-21 14:11:56.944Z	85.963° E	11.893°	2026-09-21 14:13:56.944Z	101.606° ESE
14 mins	2026-09-21 15:57:56.944Z	21.866° NNE	2026-09-21 16:03:56.944Z	91.677° ESE	73.747°	2026-09-21 16:11:56.944Z	190.418° SSW
10 mins	2026-09-21 17:49:56.944Z	343.744° N	2026-09-21 17:53:56.944Z	306.565° NW	24.516°	2026-09-21 17:59:56.944Z	254.856° W
6 mins	2026-09-22 00:57:56.944Z	71.529° E	2026-09-22 00:59:56.944Z	54.752° ENE	16.234°	2026-09-22 01:03:56.944Z	21.871° NNE
13 mins	2026-09-22 02:43:56.944Z	151.463° SSE	2026-09-22 02:49:56.944Z	66.878° ENE	74.919°	2026-09-22 02:56:56.944Z	347.682° N
10 mins	2026-09-22 04:36:56.944Z	228.382° WSW	2026-09-22 04:40:56.944Z	263.333° W	21.512°	2026-09-22 04:46:56.944Z	313.795° NW

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DELTA 1 DEB, 18472

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-21T02:19:27.749Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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