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

Last TLE update

19 hours ago

Origin

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1968-03-02 (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

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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TLE from 19 hours ago

0 TRANSIT 18 DEB
1 35416U 68012F   25169.35099922  .00000825  00000-0  11083-2 0  9998
2 35416  90.0211 272.6412 0065674 233.0465 195.4484 13.58334826805134

Epoch: 2025-06-18T08:25Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-18T08:25:26.332Z)

Latitude

68.36996°

Longitude

-120.60574°

Altitude

1,100.671 km

Speed

7.285 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 10m 21s

True Declination

68° 15' 26"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

22.43668°

Longitude

-120.55974°

Altitude

1,087.388 km

Speed

7.289 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 07m 58s

Apparent Declination

-12° 05' 28"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:28:36

Azimuth

93.173° ESE

Elevation

-15.224°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,087.497 km

Perigee altitude

990.077 km

Semi-major axis

7,416.924 km

Eccentricity

0.00657

Inclination

90.0211°

RAAN

272.6412°

Arg. of periapsis

233.0465°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

195.4484°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.39787 °/min

Orbital period

105.95 mins

BSTAR

0.0011083

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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.
5 mins	2025-06-19 05:28:35.466Z	92.26° ESE	2025-06-19 05:31:35.466Z	64.974° ENE	12.788°	2025-06-19 05:33:35.466Z	46.881° ENE
12 mins	2025-06-19 07:10:35.466Z	173.014° S	2025-06-19 07:15:35.466Z	145.923° SSE	44.546°	2025-06-19 07:22:35.466Z	359.13° N
5 mins	2025-06-19 09:00:35.466Z	264.366° W	2025-06-19 09:02:35.466Z	283.833° WNW	14.405°	2025-06-19 09:05:35.466Z	311.936° NW
10 mins	2025-06-19 18:17:35.466Z	27.765° NE	2025-06-19 18:22:35.466Z	92.729° ESE	28.599°	2025-06-19 18:27:35.466Z	145.906° SSE
10 mins	2025-06-19 20:03:35.466Z	338.354° N	2025-06-19 20:07:35.466Z	287.816° WNW	31.09°	2025-06-19 20:13:35.466Z	217.304° SW

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