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

10 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 10 hours ago

0 DELTA 1 R/B
1 01983U 66008B   25196.48373771  .00000901  00000-0  16233-3 0  9992
2 01983  98.0301 115.1663 0066341  83.5338 277.3415 14.67555359123237

Epoch: 2025-07-15T11:36Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-15T11:36:34.938Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

7.44312°

Altitude

666.214 km

Speed

7.527 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 40m 39s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-63.38752°

Longitude

24.09622°

Altitude

732.096 km

Speed

7.467 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 16m 25s

Apparent Declination

-79° 19' 46"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:43:24

Azimuth

186.471° SSW

Elevation

-49.557°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

712.677 km

Perigee altitude

619.215 km

Semi-major axis

7,044.083 km

Eccentricity

0.00663

Inclination

98.0301°

RAAN

115.1663°

Arg. of periapsis

83.5338°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

277.3415°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.67119 °/min

Orbital period

98.06 mins

BSTAR

0.00016233

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DELTA 1 R/B Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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	2025-07-16 07:48:59.875Z	359.85° N	2025-07-16 07:51:59.875Z	297.058° NW	39.595°	2025-07-16 07:55:59.875Z	210.126° SW
7 mins	2025-07-16 18:49:59.875Z	181.45° SSW	2025-07-16 18:52:59.875Z	276.384° WNW	41.739°	2025-07-16 18:56:59.875Z	340.74° N

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