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

Country

Related business

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1968-07-04 (58 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.050 m

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 1 week ago

0 DELTA 1 DEB
1 28266U 68055L   26297.54055343 -.00002164  00000-0 -65169-2 0  9997
2 28266 120.7526 221.7676 1641241 215.2382 132.8281 10.85250734534688

Epoch: 2026-10-24T12:58Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-24T12:58:23.816Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

-5.77693°

Altitude

3,308.047 km

Speed

6.006 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 47m 04s

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

22:01:18

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,653.052 km

Perigee altitude

824.556 km

Semi-major axis

8,616.941 km

Eccentricity

0.16412

Inclination

120.7526°

RAAN

221.7676°

Arg. of periapsis

215.2382°

True anomaly

144.83978°

Mean anomaly

132.8281°

Eccentric anomaly

138.99771°

Mean motion

2.7134 °/min

Orbital period

132.67 mins

BSTAR

-0.0065169

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Other satellites on launch #55 in the year 1968 (1968-07-04 UTC)

DELTA 1 DEB, 27624

EXPLORER 38 DEB, 3848

DELTA 1 DEB, 26673 (Decayed)

EXPLORER 38 DEB, 28608

DELTA 1 DEB, 29062

EXPLORER 38 (RAE-A), 3307

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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.
14 mins	2026-11-02 07:57:16.929Z	58.841° ENE	2026-11-02 08:05:16.929Z	104.876° ESE	25.07°	2026-11-02 08:11:16.929Z	158.015° S
20 mins	2026-11-02 10:02:16.929Z	41.96° NE	2026-11-02 10:14:16.929Z	321.279° NNW	85.176°	2026-11-02 10:22:16.929Z	229.16° WSW
22 mins	2026-11-02 12:06:16.929Z	43.35° NE	2026-11-02 12:19:16.929Z	340.288° N	43.591°	2026-11-02 12:28:16.929Z	278.411° WNW
26 mins	2026-11-02 14:07:16.929Z	63.823° ENE	2026-11-02 14:21:16.929Z	9.712° NNE	39.142°	2026-11-02 14:33:16.929Z	306.805° NW
31 mins	2026-11-02 16:07:16.929Z	97.466° ESE	2026-11-02 16:24:16.929Z	26.303° NE	56.221°	2026-11-02 16:38:16.929Z	318.896° NNW
35 mins	2026-11-02 18:10:16.929Z	138.441° SSE	2026-11-02 18:27:16.929Z	214.246° SW	82.654°	2026-11-02 18:45:16.929Z	317.108° NNW
30 mins	2026-11-02 20:19:16.929Z	187.177° SSW	2026-11-02 20:33:16.929Z	244.502° WSW	35.168°	2026-11-02 20:49:16.929Z	304.778° NW

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DELTA 1 DEB, 28266

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-24T12:58:23.816Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #55 in the year 1968 (1968-07-04 UTC)

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