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 (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

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 18 hours ago

TLE from 18 hours ago

0 DELTA 1 DEB
1 18906U 73086HB  26261.42369579 -.00000058  00000-0 -53486-4 0  9995
2 18906 102.2388 143.2104 0088765 285.1411 251.7427 12.55923804783769

Epoch: 2026-09-18T10:10Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-18T10:10:07.316Z)

Latitude

3.90341°

Longitude

174.17702°

Altitude

1,464.252 km

Speed

7.121 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 36m 13s

True Declination

3° 52' 56"

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

21:17:50

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,506.757 km

Perigee altitude

1,368.008 km

Semi-major axis

7,815.52 km

Eccentricity

0.00888

Inclination

102.2388°

RAAN

143.2104°

Arg. of periapsis

285.1411°

True anomaly

250.78013°

Mean anomaly

251.7427°

Eccentric anomaly

251.26107°

Mean motion

3.14128 °/min

Orbital period

114.6 mins

BSTAR

-0.000053486

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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	2026-09-19 04:57:55.697Z	23.043° NE	2026-09-19 05:05:55.697Z	118.044° SE	70.565°	2026-09-19 05:13:55.697Z	189.724° SSW
12 mins	2026-09-19 06:51:55.697Z	352.531° N	2026-09-19 06:56:55.697Z	310.401° NW	28.619°	2026-09-19 07:03:55.697Z	252.037° W
10 mins	2026-09-19 14:05:55.697Z	88.601° E	2026-09-19 14:10:55.697Z	46.7° ENE	21.794°	2026-09-19 14:15:55.697Z	8.564° NNE
15 mins	2026-09-19 15:54:55.697Z	159.259° S	2026-09-19 16:01:55.697Z	1.657° NNE	87.982°	2026-09-19 16:09:55.697Z	342.325° N
8 mins	2026-09-19 17:51:55.697Z	241.211° WSW	2026-09-19 17:54:55.697Z	265.65° W	17.96°	2026-09-19 17:59:55.697Z	304.482° NW
13 mins	2026-09-20 03:56:55.697Z	44.344° NE	2026-09-20 04:02:55.697Z	96.539° ESE	29.445°	2026-09-20 04:09:55.697Z	153.584° SSE

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DELTA 1 DEB, 18906

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 18 hours ago

TLE from 18 hours ago

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-18T10:10:07.316Z)

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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: 18 hours ago