DELTA 1 DEB, 18870

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DELTA 1 DEB, 18870 is space debris in LEO 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

18870, 1973-086HA

Orbit

LEO

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, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 DELTA 1 DEB
1 18870U 73086HA  26039.75933844  .00000727  00000-0  84046-2 0  9991
2 18870 101.7764 339.8062 0354522   5.3017 355.1629 11.95209720567713

Epoch: 2026-02-08T18:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-08T18:13:26.841Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

-72.41952°

Altitude

1,419.46 km

Speed

7.276 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 39m 13s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

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

06:18:46

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,986.383 km

Perigee altitude

1,413.608 km

Semi-major axis

8,078.132 km

Eccentricity

0.03545

Inclination

101.7764°

RAAN

339.8062°

Arg. of periapsis

5.3017°

True anomaly

354.80454°

Mean anomaly

355.1629°

Eccentric anomaly

354.98535°

Mean motion

2.98935 °/min

Orbital period

120.43 mins

BSTAR

0.0084046

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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.
16 mins	2026-02-11 07:08:19.337Z	41.353° NE	2026-02-11 07:16:19.337Z	93.751° ESE	23.617°	2026-02-11 07:24:19.337Z	144.282° SSE
19 mins	2026-02-11 09:06:19.337Z	14.751° NNE	2026-02-11 09:15:19.337Z	271.183° WNW	44.571°	2026-02-11 09:25:19.337Z	206.126° SW
12 mins	2026-02-11 11:06:19.337Z	347.49° N	2026-02-11 11:11:19.337Z	313.117° NW	20.861°	2026-02-11 11:18:19.337Z	268.249° W
14 mins	2026-02-11 18:40:19.337Z	125.461° SE	2026-02-11 18:46:19.337Z	65.943° ENE	35.024°	2026-02-11 18:54:19.337Z	354.396° N
13 mins	2026-02-11 20:39:19.337Z	202.656° SW	2026-02-11 20:45:19.337Z	269.196° W	32.343°	2026-02-11 20:52:19.337Z	327.42° NNW

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DELTA 1 DEB, 18870

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-08T18:13:26.841Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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Last TLE update: 2 days ago