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

Last TLE update

4 months ago

Origin

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

Boeing/Kent

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1999-07-23 (26 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 4 months ago

0 IUS DEB
1 26078U 99040F   25056.87963623  .00008656  00000-0  20332-2 0  9994
2 26078  28.3946 251.8912 4386130 170.9622 200.7601  6.61930195461723

Epoch: 2025-02-25T21:06Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-02-25T21:06:40.57Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

139.24502°

Altitude

10,690.445 km

Speed

3.667 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 47m 33s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-16.05762°

Longitude

164.31604°

Altitude

4,126.512 km

Speed

6.524 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

18h 14m 16s

Apparent Declination

-24° 59' 38"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:46:16

Azimuth

336.417° NNW

Elevation

-73.964°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

10,864.06 km

Perigee altitude

350.25 km

Semi-major axis

11,985.292 km

Eccentricity

0.43861

Inclination

28.3946°

RAAN

251.8912°

Arg. of periapsis

170.9622°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

200.7601°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

1.65413 °/min

Orbital period

217.64 mins

BSTAR

0.0020332

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

STS 93, 25866 (Decayed)

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.
12 mins	2025-07-01 20:53:33.467Z	236.247° WSW	2025-07-01 21:02:33.467Z	183.804° SSW	23.745°	2025-07-01 21:05:33.467Z	137.625° SSE
35 mins	2025-07-02 14:04:33.467Z	175.157° S	2025-07-02 14:25:33.467Z	156.799° SSE	12.781°	2025-07-02 14:39:33.467Z	136.537° SSE

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