DELTA 1 DEB, 18906

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DELTA 1 DEB, 18906 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

18906, 1973-086HB

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, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 DELTA 1 DEB
1 18906U 73086HB  26033.57459655 -.00000025  00000-0  14090-3 0  9993
2 18906 102.2804 266.9230 0089058 356.4235  33.0721 12.55920360755162

Epoch: 2026-02-02T13:47Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-02T13:47:25.141Z)

Latitude

29.34959°

Longitude

-79.69539°

Altitude

1,385.01 km

Speed

7.196 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 19m 42s

True Declination

29° 12' 53"

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

02:10:32

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,507.003 km

Perigee altitude

1,367.796 km

Semi-major axis

7,815.537 km

Eccentricity

0.00891

Inclination

102.2804°

RAAN

266.923°

Arg. of periapsis

356.4235°

True anomaly

33.63423°

Mean anomaly

33.0721°

Eccentric anomaly

33.35264°

Mean motion

3.14127 °/min

Orbital period

114.6 mins

BSTAR

0.0001409

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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	2026-02-03 03:38:13.289Z	31.1° NE	2026-02-03 03:46:13.289Z	106.803° ESE	35.318°	2026-02-03 03:53:13.289Z	169.819° S
13 mins	2026-02-03 05:32:13.289Z	0.17° NNE	2026-02-03 05:38:13.289Z	299.417° NW	34.393°	2026-02-03 05:45:13.289Z	234.459° WSW
5 mins	2026-02-03 12:50:13.289Z	58.294° ENE	2026-02-03 12:52:13.289Z	42.649° NE	12.736°	2026-02-03 12:55:13.289Z	20.353° NNE
14 mins	2026-02-03 14:36:13.289Z	139.6° SSE	2026-02-03 14:43:13.289Z	51.432° ENE	40.444°	2026-02-03 14:50:13.289Z	349.8° N
12 mins	2026-02-03 16:30:13.289Z	212.191° SW	2026-02-03 16:35:13.289Z	258.08° W	25.676°	2026-02-03 16:42:13.289Z	319.917° NNW

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DELTA 1 DEB, 18906

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-02T13:47:25.141Z)

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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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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago