DELTA 1 R/B, 2436

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DELTA 1 R/B, 2436 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Sun, 02 Oct 1966 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

2436, 1966-087B

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)

1966-10-02 (59 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

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 11 hours ago

0 DELTA 1 R/B
1  2436U 66087B   25128.90372573 -.00000014  00000-0  15503-3 0  9999
2  2436 100.9856 103.0444 0065861 118.0198 242.7562 12.57656919689660

Epoch: 2025-05-08T21:41Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T21:41:21.903Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

-89.2644°

Altitude

1,459.063 km

Speed

7.122 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 52m 10s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

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Latitude

-26.42871°

Longitude

85.63974°

Altitude

1,441.523 km

Speed

7.14 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 19m 17s

Apparent Declination

-63° 29' 04"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:28:33

Azimuth

151.084° SSE

Elevation

-28.181°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,481.55 km

Perigee altitude

1,378.698 km

Semi-major axis

7,808.261 km

Eccentricity

0.0065861

Inclination

100.9856°

RAAN

103.0444°

Arg. of periapsis

118.0198°

True anomaly

242.08775°

Mean anomaly

242.7562°

Eccentric anomaly

242.42172°

Mean motion

3.14566 °/min

BSTAR

0.00015503

Orbital period

114.44 mins

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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.
12 mins	2025-05-09 09:47:24.378Z	41.641° NE	2025-05-09 09:53:24.378Z	91.545° ESE	23.033°	2025-05-09 09:59:24.378Z	143.924° SSE
14 mins	2025-05-09 11:40:24.378Z	8.361° NNE	2025-05-09 11:46:24.378Z	301.87° NW	42.249°	2025-05-09 11:54:24.378Z	212.299° SW
5 mins	2025-05-09 13:35:24.378Z	329.727° NNW	2025-05-09 13:37:24.378Z	313.877° NW	13.426°	2025-05-09 13:40:24.378Z	290.232° WNW
12 mins	2025-05-09 20:45:24.378Z	111.871° ESE	2025-05-09 20:50:24.378Z	65.164° ENE	28.393°	2025-05-09 20:57:24.378Z	1.95° NNE
14 mins	2025-05-09 22:36:24.378Z	184.116° SSW	2025-05-09 22:43:24.378Z	271.028° WNW	39.512°	2025-05-09 22:50:24.378Z	334.435° NNW

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