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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TLE from 1 week ago

0 DELTA 1 DEB
1 18671U 73086GZ  25340.38575075  .00000048  00000-0  67430-3 0  9996
2 18671 101.8318 296.2261 0114858  14.6021 137.0178 12.39816313612537

Epoch: 2025-12-06T09:15Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-06T09:15:28.864Z)

Latitude

26.89654°

Longitude

-91.98801°

Altitude

1,577.101 km

Speed

7.052 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 09m 11s

True Declination

26° 46' 20"

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

09:07:39

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,595.49 km

Perigee altitude

1,414.403 km

Semi-major axis

7,883.083 km

Eccentricity

0.01149

Inclination

101.8318°

RAAN

296.2261°

Arg. of periapsis

14.6021°

True anomaly

137.90576°

Mean anomaly

137.0178°

Eccentric anomaly

137.46271°

Mean motion

3.10098 °/min

Orbital period

116.09 mins

BSTAR

0.0006743

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

DELTA 1 DEB, 7124

DELTA 1 DEB, 7058

DELTA 1 DEB, 18647

DELTA 1 DEB, 7197 (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.
14 mins	2025-12-13 11:27:38.949Z	0.098° NNE	2025-12-13 11:34:38.949Z	297.46° NW	31.783°	2025-12-13 11:41:38.949Z	239.467° WSW
7 mins	2025-12-13 18:50:38.949Z	70.609° E	2025-12-13 18:53:38.949Z	46.159° ENE	15.933°	2025-12-13 18:57:38.949Z	15.871° NNE
14 mins	2025-12-13 20:39:38.949Z	149.26° SSE	2025-12-13 20:45:38.949Z	87.128° E	43.637°	2025-12-13 20:53:38.949Z	346.736° N
10 mins	2025-12-13 22:36:38.949Z	230.419° WSW	2025-12-13 22:40:38.949Z	266.358° W	20.96°	2025-12-13 22:46:38.949Z	314.471° NW
13 mins	2025-12-14 08:49:38.949Z	45.359° ENE	2025-12-14 08:55:38.949Z	95.687° ESE	25.59°	2025-12-14 09:02:38.949Z	150.249° SSE

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DELTA 1 DEB, 18671

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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

TLE from 1 week ago

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-06T09:15:28.864Z)

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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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