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: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 DELTA 1 DEB
1 18472U 73086GV  26207.08763484 -.00000037  00000-0  28860-4 0  9992
2 18472 101.0320 254.9247 0014326 316.6884  71.8168 12.77557557929345

Epoch: 2026-07-26T02:06Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-26T02:06:11.650Z)

Latitude

28.12607°

Longitude

-86.36639°

Altitude

1,351.09 km

Speed

7.187 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 35m 53s

True Declination

27° 59' 39"

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

03:13:22

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,359.845 km

Perigee altitude

1,337.706 km

Semi-major axis

7,726.912 km

Eccentricity

0.00143

Inclination

101.032°

RAAN

254.9247°

Arg. of periapsis

316.6884°

True anomaly

71.97285°

Mean anomaly

71.8168°

Eccentric anomaly

71.89482°

Mean motion

3.19547 °/min

Orbital period

112.66 mins

BSTAR

0.00002886

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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.
14 mins	2026-07-26 15:43:44.407Z	25.613° NE	2026-07-26 15:50:44.407Z	103.063° ESE	40.508°	2026-07-26 15:57:44.407Z	179.716° S
11 mins	2026-07-26 17:35:44.407Z	352.046° N	2026-07-26 17:40:44.407Z	304.952° NW	27.198°	2026-07-26 17:46:44.407Z	247.532° W
4 mins	2026-07-27 00:45:44.407Z	60.538° ENE	2026-07-27 00:47:44.407Z	44.72° NE	12.185°	2026-07-27 00:49:44.407Z	29.251° NE
13 mins	2026-07-27 02:30:44.407Z	140.552° SSE	2026-07-27 02:36:44.407Z	62.712° ENE	40.815°	2026-07-27 02:43:44.407Z	351.619° N
11 mins	2026-07-27 04:22:44.407Z	216.292° SW	2026-07-27 04:27:44.407Z	264.538° W	25.128°	2026-07-27 04:33:44.407Z	318.624° NNW

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DELTA 1 DEB, 18472

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-26T02:06:11.650Z)

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Orbital elements

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