DELTA 1 DEB, 28266

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DELTA 1 DEB, 28266 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Thu, 04 Jul 1968 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

28266, 1968-055L

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

5 months ago

Origin

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1968-07-04 (57 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 5 months ago

0 DELTA 1 DEB
1 28266U 68055L   24346.84198036  .00004802  00000-0  11326-1 0  9994
2 28266 120.6727  23.3688 1757906 196.3028 157.3391 10.77470328460856

Epoch: 2024-12-11T20:12Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-11T20:12:27.103Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

-0.77501°

Altitude

3,718.497 km

Speed

5.74 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 33m 28s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

14.41029°

Longitude

-92.49974°

Altitude

2,251.093 km

Speed

6.808 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

18h 32m 41s

Apparent Declination

-8° 42' 30"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

04:58:59

Azimuth

319.854° NNW

Elevation

-52.449°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,802.288 km

Perigee altitude

758.169 km

Semi-major axis

8,658.365 km

Eccentricity

0.1757906

Inclination

120.6727°

RAAN

23.3688°

Arg. of periapsis

196.3028°

True anomaly

163.77234°

Mean anomaly

157.3391°

Eccentric anomaly

160.67261°

Mean motion

2.69395 °/min

BSTAR

0.011326

Orbital period

133.63 mins

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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.
29 mins	2025-05-09 23:44:48.009Z	49.599° ENE	2025-05-10 00:01:48.009Z	118.688° SE	34.843°	2025-05-10 00:13:48.009Z	183.495° SSW
33 mins	2025-05-10 01:49:48.009Z	41.651° NE	2025-05-10 02:07:48.009Z	335.982° NNW	44.747°	2025-05-10 02:22:48.009Z	233.775° WSW
33 mins	2025-05-10 03:54:48.009Z	45.365° ENE	2025-05-10 04:11:48.009Z	337.456° NNW	37.741°	2025-05-10 04:27:48.009Z	273.335° WNW
31 mins	2025-05-10 05:58:48.009Z	62.704° ENE	2025-05-10 06:12:48.009Z	4.799° NNE	34.556°	2025-05-10 06:29:48.009Z	302.397° NW
31 mins	2025-05-10 08:02:48.009Z	95.645° ESE	2025-05-10 08:14:48.009Z	30.349° NE	40.107°	2025-05-10 08:33:48.009Z	316.059° NNW
29 mins	2025-05-10 10:08:48.009Z	144.828° SSE	2025-05-10 10:19:48.009Z	226.767° WSW	44.352°	2025-05-10 10:37:48.009Z	317.024° NNW
19 mins	2025-05-10 12:21:48.009Z	212.817° SW	2025-05-10 12:28:48.009Z	253.382° W	22.873°	2025-05-10 12:40:48.009Z	301.817° NW

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