IUS DEB, 26078

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IUS DEB, 26078 is space debris originally from a launch on Fri, 23 Jul 1999 UTC launched from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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

26078, 1999-040F

Orbit

Active

Country

Related business

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

Boeing/Kent

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1999-07-23 (27 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 5 days ago

TLE from 5 days ago

0 IUS DEB
1 26078U 99040F   26260.84188584  .00005608  00000-0  77402-3 0  9999
2 26078  28.4069 121.5676 4386813 116.2216 294.9627  6.67366939317245

Epoch: 2026-09-17T20:12Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-17T20:12:18.936Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-178.28467°

Altitude

5,553.427 km

Speed

5.777 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 06m 16s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

16:02:55

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

10,771.154 km

Perigee altitude

312.864 km

Semi-major axis

11,920.146 km

Eccentricity

0.43868

Inclination

28.4069°

RAAN

121.5676°

Arg. of periapsis

116.2216°

True anomaly

243.82596°

Mean anomaly

294.9627°

Eccentric anomaly

269.82823°

Mean motion

1.66771 °/min

Orbital period

215.86 mins

BSTAR

0.00077402

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Other satellites on launch #40 in the year 1999 (1999-07-23 UTC)

STS 93, 25866 (Decayed)

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IUS 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.
60 mins	2026-09-23 11:54:08.906Z	180.524° SSW	2026-09-23 12:34:08.906Z	151.276° SSE	17.326°	2026-09-23 12:54:08.906Z	121.648° SE
41 mins	2026-09-23 16:10:08.906Z	223.334° SW	2026-09-23 16:42:08.906Z	169.848° S	35.529°	2026-09-23 16:51:08.906Z	111.677° ESE
9 mins	2026-09-23 20:26:08.906Z	248.108° W	2026-09-23 20:32:08.906Z	204.167° SW	25.698°	2026-09-23 20:35:08.906Z	148.997° SSE

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IUS DEB, 26078

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-17T20:12:18.936Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #40 in the year 1999 (1999-07-23 UTC)

IUS DEB Visibility forecast

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