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   25127.28118405 -.00000003  00000-0  25689-3 0  9996
2 02518 100.8362 253.3622 0080427 277.7771 110.6305 12.42693483657006

Epoch: 2025-05-07T06:44Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-07T06:44:54.301Z)

Latitude

28.73921°

Longitude

-79.22812°

Altitude

1,521.257 km

Speed

7.097 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 29m 27s

True Declination

28° 36' 30"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-59.27519°

Longitude

-52.68438°

Altitude

1,460.647 km

Speed

7.158 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 07m 26s

Apparent Declination

-79° 14' 09"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:39:20

Azimuth

167.655° S

Elevation

-45.777°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,556.014 km

Perigee altitude

1,429.408 km

Semi-major axis

7,870.848 km

Eccentricity

0.0080427

Inclination

100.8362°

RAAN

253.3622°

Arg. of periapsis

277.7771°

True anomaly

111.48995°

Mean anomaly

110.6305°

Eccentric anomaly

111.06053°

Mean motion

3.10821 °/min

BSTAR

0.00025689

Orbital period

115.82 mins

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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.
16 mins	2025-05-09 08:54:09.690Z	187.315° SSW	2025-05-09 09:02:09.690Z	261.465° W	37.265°	2025-05-09 09:10:09.690Z	332.826° NNW
5 mins	2025-05-09 19:13:09.690Z	69.162° E	2025-05-09 19:15:09.690Z	83.345° E	12.584°	2025-05-09 19:18:09.690Z	104.848° ESE
16 mins	2025-05-09 21:03:09.690Z	20.864° NNE	2025-05-09 21:11:09.690Z	123.434° SE	43.661°	2025-05-09 21:19:09.690Z	189.284° SSW
12 mins	2025-05-09 22:58:09.690Z	350.826° N	2025-05-09 23:04:09.690Z	300.459° NW	24.728°	2025-05-09 23:10:09.690Z	253.481° W
10 mins	2025-05-10 06:17:09.690Z	86.395° E	2025-05-10 06:21:09.690Z	53.644° ENE	20.373°	2025-05-10 06:27:09.690Z	8.917° NNE
15 mins	2025-05-10 08:07:09.690Z	161.096° S	2025-05-10 08:14:09.690Z	351.958° N	44.945°	2025-05-10 08:22:09.690Z	344.083° N

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