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

Country

Related business

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, 1.8 m

Radar Cross Section

3.500 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 16 hours ago

TLE from 16 hours ago

0 DELTA 1 DEB
1 02518U 66087C   25241.27702258 -.00000021  00000-0  12279-3 0  9998
2 02518 100.8471 355.4929 0081202  54.4850 333.4486 12.42694750671167

Epoch: 2025-08-29T06:38Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-29T06:38:54.75Z)

Latitude

27.01886°

Longitude

-87.54283°

Altitude

1,441.136 km

Speed

7.169 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 19m 39s

True Declination

26° 53' 32"

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

13:44:22

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,556.619 km

Perigee altitude

1,428.793 km

Semi-major axis

7,870.843 km

Eccentricity

0.00812

Inclination

100.8471°

RAAN

355.4929°

Arg. of periapsis

54.485°

True anomaly

333.02886°

Mean anomaly

333.4486°

Eccentric anomaly

333.23911°

Mean motion

3.10822 °/min

Orbital period

115.82 mins

BSTAR

0.00012279

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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.
11 mins	2025-08-29 22:33:22.961Z	348.998° N	2025-08-29 22:38:22.961Z	310.36° NW	20.167°	2025-08-29 22:44:22.961Z	263.124° W
10 mins	2025-08-30 05:52:22.961Z	96.168° ESE	2025-08-30 05:56:22.961Z	60.677° ENE	22.819°	2025-08-30 06:02:22.961Z	9.185° NNE
14 mins	2025-08-30 07:43:22.961Z	171.624° S	2025-08-30 07:50:22.961Z	282.367° WNW	43.646°	2025-08-30 07:57:22.961Z	339.739° N
4 mins	2025-08-30 09:43:22.961Z	260.225° W	2025-08-30 09:45:22.961Z	275.283° WNW	11.808°	2025-08-30 09:47:22.961Z	290.102° WNW
14 mins	2025-08-30 19:51:22.961Z	32.742° NE	2025-08-30 19:57:22.961Z	91.562° ESE	36.051°	2025-08-30 20:05:22.961Z	170.309° S
13 mins	2025-08-30 21:45:22.961Z	357.539° N	2025-08-30 21:51:22.961Z	299.696° NW	32.842°	2025-08-30 21:58:22.961Z	235.459° WSW

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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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DELTA 1 DEB, 2518

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 16 hours ago

TLE from 16 hours ago

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-29T06:38:54.75Z)

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Orbital elements

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

DELTA 1 DEB Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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Last TLE update: 16 hours ago