DELTA 1 DEB, 21297

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DELTA 1 DEB, 21297 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Thu, 12 Jun 1975 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

21297, 1975-052AJ

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

11 hours ago

Origin

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1975-06-12 (50 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago

0 DELTA 1 DEB
1 21297U 75052AJ  25181.81781483  .00000039  00000-0  16142-3 0  9996
2 21297  99.6951  25.3423 0071338  93.6348 279.1421 13.33199182659372

Epoch: 2025-06-30T19:37Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T19:37:39.201Z)

Latitude

11.75374°

Longitude

169.78005°

Altitude

1,128.585 km

Speed

7.293 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 33m 15s

True Declination

11° 41' 19"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

56.55333°

Longitude

7.16447°

Altitude

1,097.454 km

Speed

7.332 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 05m 03s

Apparent Declination

25° 40' 17"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

18:36:40

Azimuth

314.032° NW

Elevation

-8.435°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,185.62 km

Perigee altitude

1,078.468 km

Semi-major axis

7,510.181 km

Eccentricity

0.00713

Inclination

99.6951°

RAAN

25.3423°

Arg. of periapsis

93.6348°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

279.1421°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.33478 °/min

Orbital period

107.95 mins

BSTAR

0.00016142

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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.
8 mins	2025-07-01 11:56:47.438Z	99.609° ESE	2025-07-01 12:00:47.438Z	59.659° ENE	19.312°	2025-07-01 12:04:47.438Z	18.944° NNE
11 mins	2025-07-01 13:41:47.438Z	174.678° S	2025-07-01 13:46:47.438Z	266.952° W	43.565°	2025-07-01 13:52:47.438Z	340.57° N
6 mins	2025-07-02 01:02:47.438Z	64.749° ENE	2025-07-02 01:05:47.438Z	96.669° ESE	17.302°	2025-07-02 01:08:47.438Z	126.136° SE
12 mins	2025-07-02 02:46:47.438Z	9.345° NNE	2025-07-02 02:52:47.438Z	258.485° W	43.161°	2025-07-02 02:58:47.438Z	205.632° SW

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