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

3 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 3 days ago

0 DELTA 1 DEB
1 02518U 66087C   25191.28320280 -.00000043  00000-0 -34659-4 0  9996
2 02518 100.8425 310.6895 0081392 151.9714 236.6431 12.42694772664950

Epoch: 2025-07-10T06:47Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T06:47:48.721Z)

Latitude

27.33843°

Longitude

-85.3701°

Altitude

1,533.881 km

Speed

7.085 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 20m 08s

True Declination

27° 12' 44"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-79.11924°

Longitude

20.59381°

Altitude

1,557.496 km

Speed

7.073 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 45m 05s

Apparent Declination

-70° 35' 44"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

23:51:57

Azimuth

169.574° S

Elevation

-58.132°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,556.768 km

Perigee altitude

1,428.643 km

Semi-major axis

7,870.843 km

Eccentricity

0.00814

Inclination

100.8425°

RAAN

310.6895°

Arg. of periapsis

151.9714°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

236.6431°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.10822 °/min

Orbital period

115.82 mins

BSTAR

-0.000034659

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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.
15 mins	2025-07-13 20:17:01.801Z	25.567° NE	2025-07-13 20:25:01.801Z	104.489° ESE	38.614°	2025-07-13 20:32:01.801Z	174.85° S
12 mins	2025-07-13 22:13:01.801Z	352.786° N	2025-07-13 22:18:01.801Z	305.339° NW	29.404°	2025-07-13 22:25:01.801Z	241.007° WSW
6 mins	2025-07-14 05:34:01.801Z	68.424° E	2025-07-14 05:36:01.801Z	53.097° ENE	15.019°	2025-07-14 05:40:01.801Z	22.65° NE
15 mins	2025-07-14 07:22:01.801Z	147.62° SSE	2025-07-14 07:29:01.801Z	62.602° ENE	43.042°	2025-07-14 07:37:01.801Z	348.876° N
11 mins	2025-07-14 09:18:01.801Z	221.702° SW	2025-07-14 09:23:01.801Z	263.794° W	23.458°	2025-07-14 09:29:01.801Z	314.397° NW

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