DELTA 1 DEB, 2518

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DELTA 1 DEB, 2518 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

2518, 1966-087C

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

2 days ago

Origin

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

1 kg wet, 1 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 Cable, 3.5 m

Radar Cross Section

3.500 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago

0 DELTA 1 DEB
1 02518U 66087C   25184.27927384 -.00000034  00000-0  33292-4 0  9996
2 02518 100.8435 304.4164 0081502 165.4278 223.4495 12.42694783664089

Epoch: 2025-07-03T06:42Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-03T06:42:09.259Z)

Latitude

27.73066°

Longitude

-83.42151°

Altitude

1,545.175 km

Speed

7.075 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 54m 39s

True Declination

27° 36' 12"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-20.08845°

Longitude

100.53042°

Altitude

1,452.906 km

Speed

7.157 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 55m 02s

Apparent Declination

-54° 38' 20"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:30:23

Azimuth

140.042° SSE

Elevation

-27.072°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,556.855 km

Perigee altitude

1,428.557 km

Semi-major axis

7,870.843 km

Eccentricity

0.00815

Inclination

100.8435°

RAAN

304.4164°

Arg. of periapsis

165.4278°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

223.4495°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.10822 °/min

Orbital period

115.82 mins

BSTAR

0.000033292

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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.
9 mins	2025-07-05 19:07:59.709Z	54.069° ENE	2025-07-05 19:12:59.709Z	92.784° ESE	15.843°	2025-07-05 19:16:59.709Z	123.528° SE
14 mins	2025-07-05 21:00:59.709Z	16.445° NNE	2025-07-05 21:06:59.709Z	19.516° NNE	44.67°	2025-07-05 21:14:59.709Z	198.332° SSW
9 mins	2025-07-05 22:55:59.709Z	342.629° N	2025-07-05 22:59:59.709Z	309.755° NW	19.267°	2025-07-05 23:04:59.709Z	268.59° W
11 mins	2025-07-06 06:12:59.709Z	100.636° ESE	2025-07-06 06:17:59.709Z	58.074° ENE	24.383°	2025-07-06 06:23:59.709Z	8.223° NNE
15 mins	2025-07-06 08:03:59.709Z	171.825° S	2025-07-06 08:10:59.709Z	242.648° WSW	43.766°	2025-07-06 08:18:59.709Z	339.456° N
5 mins	2025-07-06 10:03:59.709Z	255.948° W	2025-07-06 10:05:59.709Z	270.23° WNW	12.587°	2025-07-06 10:08:59.709Z	291.766° WNW

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