TRANSIT 18 DEB, 35416

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TRANSIT 18 DEB, 35416 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Sat, 02 Mar 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

35416, 1968-012F

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1968-03-02 (58 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.2 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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TLE from 7 hours ago

0 TRANSIT 18 DEB
1 35416U 68012F   26228.07560042  .00000664  00000-0  87615-3 0  9996
2 35416  90.0214 273.5360 0067096  73.7393 315.0442 13.59118993862670

Epoch: 2026-08-16T01:48Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-16T01:48:51.876Z)

Latitude

28.27802°

Longitude

-78.16893°

Altitude

1,007.391 km

Speed

7.368 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 14m 05s

True Declination

28° 08' 23"

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

23:10:36

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,085.677 km

Perigee altitude

986.186 km

Semi-major axis

7,414.069 km

Eccentricity

0.00671

Inclination

90.0214°

RAAN

273.536°

Arg. of periapsis

73.7393°

True anomaly

314.49772°

Mean anomaly

315.0442°

Eccentric anomaly

314.77128°

Mean motion

3.39984 °/min

Orbital period

105.89 mins

BSTAR

0.00087615

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Other satellites on launch #12 in the year 1968 (1968-03-02 UTC)

SCOUT A R/B, 3137

SCOUT A DEB, 3214

OPS 7034 (TRANSIT 18), 3133

TRANSIT 18 DEB, 42668 (Decayed)

SCOUT A DEB, 3213

TRANSIT 18 DEB, 18594 (Decayed)

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TRANSIT 18 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.
11 mins	2026-08-16 14:38:03.829Z	21.07° NNE	2026-08-16 14:43:03.829Z	76.514° E	30.182°	2026-08-16 14:49:03.829Z	149.373° SSE
9 mins	2026-08-16 16:25:03.829Z	335.433° NNW	2026-08-16 16:29:03.829Z	283.487° WNW	29.004°	2026-08-16 16:34:03.829Z	223.66° SW
9 mins	2026-08-17 02:33:03.829Z	129.005° SE	2026-08-17 02:37:03.829Z	74.344° E	28.224°	2026-08-17 02:42:03.829Z	18.316° NNE
10 mins	2026-08-17 04:18:03.829Z	215.785° SW	2026-08-17 04:22:03.829Z	265.612° W	30.164°	2026-08-17 04:28:03.829Z	339.923° N

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TRANSIT 18 DEB, 35416

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-16T01:48:51.876Z)

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