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   25181.62049781 -.00000038  00000-0  18375-5 0  9998
2 02518 100.8433 302.0346 0081482 170.6287 208.8959 12.42694698663758

Epoch: 2025-06-30T14:53Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T14:53:31.01Z)

Latitude

18.72172°

Longitude

156.02383°

Altitude

1,553.609 km

Speed

7.066 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 53m 19s

True Declination

18° 37' 40"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

47.23716°

Longitude

149.6424°

Altitude

1,532.408 km

Speed

7.091 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

17h 23m 02s

Apparent Declination

11° 13' 52"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

03:04:26

Azimuth

320.105° NNW

Elevation

-29.596°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,556.839 km

Perigee altitude

1,428.573 km

Semi-major axis

7,870.843 km

Eccentricity

0.00815

Inclination

100.8433°

RAAN

302.0346°

Arg. of periapsis

170.6287°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

208.8959°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.10822 °/min

Orbital period

115.82 mins

BSTAR

0.0000018375

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Other satellites on launch #87 in the year 1966 (1966-10-02 UTC)

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.
12 mins	2025-07-02 19:37:14.659Z	42.499° NE	2025-07-02 19:43:14.659Z	94.214° ESE	24.521°	2025-07-02 19:49:14.659Z	145.949° SSE
14 mins	2025-07-02 21:31:14.659Z	7.013° NNE	2025-07-02 21:37:14.659Z	303.873° NW	41.54°	2025-07-02 21:45:14.659Z	214.526° SW
5 mins	2025-07-02 23:28:14.659Z	324.781° NNW	2025-07-02 23:30:14.659Z	309.271° NW	13.116°	2025-07-02 23:33:14.659Z	287.307° WNW
14 mins	2025-07-03 06:41:14.659Z	121.521° SE	2025-07-03 06:48:14.659Z	55.936° ENE	32.134°	2025-07-03 06:55:14.659Z	358.685° N
15 mins	2025-07-03 08:34:14.659Z	188.885° SSW	2025-07-03 08:41:14.659Z	255.07° W	37.474°	2025-07-03 08:49:14.659Z	332.291° NNW

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