DELTA 1 R/B, 1983

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DELTA 1 R/B, 1983 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Thu, 03 Feb 1966 UTC launched from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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

1983, 1966-008B

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

15 hours ago

Origin

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

ABL

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

ALTAIR, Unknown motor

Mass

60 kg wet, 60 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1966-02-03 (59 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 1.5 m

Radar Cross Section

0.687 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 15 hours ago

0 DELTA 1 R/B
1 01983U 66008B   25181.75637760  .00000664  00000-0  12193-3 0  9994
2 01983  98.0313 100.7257 0065955 129.2973 231.4106 14.67527732121074

Epoch: 2025-06-30T18:09Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T18:09:11.024Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-90.63184°

Altitude

701.156 km

Speed

7.49 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 42m 54s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

37.93442°

Longitude

96.27552°

Altitude

629.221 km

Speed

7.572 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 01m 37s

Apparent Declination

4° 29' 20"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:09:31

Azimuth

274.711° WNW

Elevation

1.366°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

712.495 km

Perigee altitude

619.575 km

Semi-major axis

7,044.172 km

Eccentricity

0.0066

Inclination

98.0313°

RAAN

100.7257°

Arg. of periapsis

129.2973°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

231.4106°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.67112 °/min

Orbital period

98.06 mins

BSTAR

0.00012193

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DELTA 1 R/B 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.
7 mins	2025-07-01 18:50:14.082Z	182.296° SSW	2025-07-01 18:53:14.082Z	291.449° WNW	41.37°	2025-07-01 18:57:14.082Z	341.239° N
5 mins	2025-07-02 06:45:14.082Z	52.509° ENE	2025-07-02 06:47:14.082Z	90.863° ESE	23.982°	2025-07-02 06:50:14.082Z	146.309° SSE
5 mins	2025-07-02 08:22:14.082Z	333.326° NNW	2025-07-02 08:24:14.082Z	296.386° NW	22.892°	2025-07-02 08:27:14.082Z	243.07° WSW

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