DELTA 1 DEB, 18671

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DELTA 1 DEB, 18671 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

18671, 1973-086GZ

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, 1.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 2 weeks ago

TLE from 2 weeks ago

0 DELTA 1 DEB
1 18671U 73086GZ  26023.39731683 -.00000035  00000-0  64816-4 0  9998
2 18671 101.8368 342.9070 0113833 285.8470 228.0105 12.39817399618487

Epoch: 2026-01-23T09:32Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-23T09:32:08.174Z)

Latitude

26.51545°

Longitude

-96.8909°

Altitude

1,570.913 km

Speed

7.057 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 15m 31s

True Declination

26° 23' 33"

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

06:36:11

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,594.678 km

Perigee altitude

1,415.207 km

Semi-major axis

7,883.079 km

Eccentricity

0.01138

Inclination

101.8368°

RAAN

342.907°

Arg. of periapsis

285.847°

True anomaly

227.05015°

Mean anomaly

228.0105°

Eccentric anomaly

227.52941°

Mean motion

3.10098 °/min

Orbital period

116.09 mins

BSTAR

0.000064816

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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	2026-02-03 08:44:07.932Z	39.491° NE	2026-02-03 08:51:07.932Z	92.477° ESE	24.844°	2026-02-03 08:58:07.932Z	148.623° SSE
16 mins	2026-02-03 10:38:07.932Z	11.283° NNE	2026-02-03 10:46:07.932Z	281.433° WNW	42.663°	2026-02-03 10:54:07.932Z	213.299° SW
7 mins	2026-02-03 12:35:07.932Z	335.837° NNW	2026-02-03 12:38:07.932Z	313.402° NW	15.891°	2026-02-03 12:42:07.932Z	284.355° WNW
14 mins	2026-02-03 19:50:07.932Z	121.978° SE	2026-02-03 19:57:07.932Z	54.068° ENE	33.747°	2026-02-03 20:04:07.932Z	356.817° N
14 mins	2026-02-03 21:44:07.932Z	192.805° SSW	2026-02-03 21:50:07.932Z	252.841° W	36.639°	2026-02-03 21:58:07.932Z	329.577° NNW

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DELTA 1 DEB, 18671

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-23T09:32:08.174Z)

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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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