DELTA 1 DEB, 18647

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DELTA 1 DEB, 18647 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

18647, 1973-086GY

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

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 1 month ago

0 DELTA 1 DEB
1 18647U 73086GY  26092.15166141  .00000003  00000-0  31733-3 0  9997
2 18647 101.7031  54.5866 0073581 336.6596  41.9625 12.47027160332125

Epoch: 2026-04-02T03:38Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-02T03:38:23.545Z)

Latitude

18.7747°

Longitude

165.46629°

Altitude

1,436.25 km

Speed

7.164 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 22m 16s

True Declination

18° 40' 45"

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

18:38:59

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,532.283 km

Perigee altitude

1,416.722 km

Semi-major axis

7,852.639 km

Eccentricity

0.00736

Inclination

101.7031°

RAAN

54.5866°

Arg. of periapsis

336.6596°

True anomaly

42.53016°

Mean anomaly

41.9625°

Eccentric anomaly

42.24594°

Mean motion

3.11903 °/min

Orbital period

115.42 mins

BSTAR

0.00031733

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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.
15 mins	2026-05-09 11:26:26.642Z	4.998° NNE	2026-05-09 11:34:26.642Z	295.356° NW	34.398°	2026-05-09 11:41:26.642Z	233.301° WSW
6 mins	2026-05-09 18:48:26.642Z	61.713° ENE	2026-05-09 18:50:26.642Z	46.903° ENE	13.818°	2026-05-09 18:54:26.642Z	18.448° NNE
15 mins	2026-05-09 20:35:26.642Z	140.008° SSE	2026-05-09 20:42:26.642Z	58.862° ENE	41.034°	2026-05-09 20:50:26.642Z	349.753° N
12 mins	2026-05-09 22:30:26.642Z	213.856° SW	2026-05-09 22:35:26.642Z	258.488° W	26.961°	2026-05-09 22:42:26.642Z	319.346° NNW
10 mins	2026-05-10 08:43:26.642Z	57.475° ENE	2026-05-10 08:47:26.642Z	89.679° E	19.102°	2026-05-10 08:53:26.642Z	135.669° SSE

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DELTA 1 DEB, 18647

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-02T03:38:23.545Z)

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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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