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: 4 days ago

TLE from 4 days ago

0 DELTA 1 DEB
1 02518U 66087C   25258.26380258 -.00000027  00000-0  78339-4 0  9993
2 02518 100.8487  10.7207 0080986  21.2616   7.1262 12.42694968673276

Epoch: 2025-09-15T06:19Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-15T06:19:52.542Z)

Latitude

27.99045°

Longitude

-84.53632°

Altitude

1,435.102 km

Speed

7.175 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 19m 36s

True Declination

27° 51' 38"

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

21:52:41

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,556.448 km

Perigee altitude

1,428.962 km

Semi-major axis

7,870.842 km

Eccentricity

0.0081

Inclination

100.8487°

RAAN

10.7207°

Arg. of periapsis

21.2616°

True anomaly

7.24249°

Mean anomaly

7.1262°

Eccentric anomaly

7.18423°

Mean motion

3.10822 °/min

Orbital period

115.82 mins

BSTAR

0.000078339

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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.
6 mins	2025-09-19 05:05:43.907Z	68.238° E	2025-09-19 05:08:43.907Z	45.224° ENE	13.593°	2025-09-19 05:11:43.907Z	22.944° NE
15 mins	2025-09-19 06:53:43.907Z	145.543° SSE	2025-09-19 07:00:43.907Z	66.183° ENE	42.119°	2025-09-19 07:08:43.907Z	349.748° N
11 mins	2025-09-19 08:49:43.907Z	218.808° SW	2025-09-19 08:54:43.907Z	262.484° W	23.796°	2025-09-19 09:00:43.907Z	315.362° NNW
12 mins	2025-09-19 19:02:43.907Z	46.426° ENE	2025-09-19 19:08:43.907Z	97.256° ESE	23.658°	2025-09-19 19:14:43.907Z	144.013° SSE
15 mins	2025-09-19 20:55:43.907Z	9.878° NNE	2025-09-19 21:02:43.907Z	292.495° WNW	43.139°	2025-09-19 21:10:43.907Z	210.931° SW
8 mins	2025-09-19 22:51:43.907Z	336.327° NNW	2025-09-19 22:54:43.907Z	313.839° NW	15.409°	2025-09-19 22:59:43.907Z	277.835° WNW

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DELTA 1 DEB, 2518

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 4 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-15T06:19:52.542Z)

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Orbital elements

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

DELTA 1 DEB Visibility forecast

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Last TLE update: 4 days ago