DELTA 1 R/B, 2096

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DELTA 1 R/B, 2096 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Mon, 28 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

2096, 1966-016B

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

11 hours ago

Origin

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

ABL

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

ALTAIR, Unknown motor

Mass

33 kg wet, 33 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1966-02-28 (59 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 0.8 m

Radar Cross Section

0.687 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago

0 DELTA 1 R/B
1 02096U 66016B   25221.55709784 -.00000019  00000-0  11404-3 0  9997
2 02096 100.9054  70.7831 0040496  83.7199 339.8894 12.69979824754517

Epoch: 2025-08-09T13:22Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-09T13:22:13.253Z)

Latitude

61.53781°

Longitude

-108.7734°

Altitude

1,362.903 km

Speed

7.196 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 20m 17s

True Declination

61° 24' 17"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

-24.59584°

Longitude

-82.59893°

Altitude

1,400.361 km

Speed

7.155 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 01m 58s

Apparent Declination

-32° 47' 50"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:29:35

Azimuth

283.755° WNW

Elevation

-70.158°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,410.91 km

Perigee altitude

1,348.079 km

Semi-major axis

7,757.631 km

Eccentricity

0.00405

Inclination

100.9054°

RAAN

70.7831°

Arg. of periapsis

83.7199°

True anomaly

339.72908°

Mean anomaly

339.8894°

Eccentric anomaly

339.80932°

Mean motion

3.1765 °/min

Orbital period

113.33 mins

BSTAR

0.00011404

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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	2025-08-10 01:04:07.002Z	61.555° ENE	2025-08-10 01:08:07.002Z	93.197° ESE	13.707°	2025-08-10 01:11:07.002Z	116.429° SE
13 mins	2025-08-10 02:54:07.002Z	19.175° NNE	2025-08-10 03:00:07.002Z	106.43° ESE	44.744°	2025-08-10 03:07:07.002Z	194.119° SSW
9 mins	2025-08-10 04:47:07.002Z	338.2° N	2025-08-10 04:51:07.002Z	300.62° NW	20.435°	2025-08-10 04:56:07.002Z	260.136° W
8 mins	2025-08-10 11:56:07.002Z	82.579° E	2025-08-10 11:59:07.002Z	56.702° ENE	17.819°	2025-08-10 12:04:07.002Z	15.039° NNE
14 mins	2025-08-10 13:43:07.002Z	159.433° S	2025-08-10 13:50:07.002Z	22.932° NE	44.871°	2025-08-10 13:57:07.002Z	344.698° N
7 mins	2025-08-10 15:39:07.002Z	242.668° WSW	2025-08-10 15:42:07.002Z	268.426° W	16.616°	2025-08-10 15:46:07.002Z	301.886° NW

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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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