USA 40 R/B DEB, 23159

Orbit data source: Space-Track

USA 40 R/B DEB, 23159 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Tue, 08 Aug 1989 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

23159, 1989-061N

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

United States Air Force (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1989-08-08 (37 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

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: 3 days ago

TLE from 3 days ago

0 USA 40 R/B DEB
1 23159U 89061N   26170.76670750  .00033284  00000-0  70336-2 0  9999
2 23159  56.9457 324.5751 1561419  60.4416 314.3010 11.95087747259347

Epoch: 2026-06-19T18:24Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-19T18:24:03.528Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

140.5694°

Altitude

941.559 km

Speed

7.722 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 38m 18s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

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

02:14:45

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

2,964.376 km

Perigee altitude

440.884 km

Semi-major axis

8,080.767 km

Eccentricity

0.15614

Inclination

56.9457°

RAAN

324.5751°

Arg. of periapsis

60.4416°

True anomaly

299.65328°

Mean anomaly

314.301°

Eccentric anomaly

307.17242°

Mean motion

2.98789 °/min

Orbital period

120.49 mins

BSTAR

0.0070336

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USA 40 R/B 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.
11 mins	2026-06-22 19:08:57.530Z	334° NNW	2026-06-22 19:11:57.530Z	34.502° NE	38.883°	2026-06-22 19:19:57.530Z	120.458° SE
12 mins	2026-06-22 21:13:57.530Z	278.559° WNW	2026-06-22 21:17:57.530Z	226.272° WSW	27.818°	2026-06-22 21:25:57.530Z	174.93° S
4 mins	2026-06-23 12:57:57.530Z	284.279° WNW	2026-06-23 12:58:57.530Z	312.261° NW	24.222°	2026-06-23 13:01:57.530Z	21.901° NNE

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USA 40 R/B DEB, 23159

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 3 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-19T18:24:03.528Z)

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Orbital elements

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