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

12 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 12 hours ago

0 TRANSIT 18 DEB
1 35416U 68012F   25128.92007512  .00000939  00000-0  12644-2 0  9990
2 35416  90.0186 272.5577 0065413 355.9641 128.9176 13.58262673799352

Epoch: 2025-05-08T22:04Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T22:04:54.49Z)

Latitude

54.63199°

Longitude

-105.62693°

Altitude

1,081.8 km

Speed

7.301 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 10m 20s

True Declination

54° 28' 36"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

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Latitude

-48.27082°

Longitude

74.36867°

Altitude

1,024.884 km

Speed

7.356 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 42m 02s

Apparent Declination

-86° 52' 42"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:46:01

Azimuth

175.937° S

Elevation

-39.791°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,087.568 km

Perigee altitude

990.532 km

Semi-major axis

7,417.187 km

Eccentricity

0.0065413

Inclination

90.0186°

RAAN

272.5577°

Arg. of periapsis

355.9641°

True anomaly

129.49782°

Mean anomaly

128.9176°

Eccentric anomaly

129.20801°

Mean motion

3.39769 °/min

BSTAR

0.0012644

Orbital period

105.95 mins

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

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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	2025-05-09 09:56:40.603Z	177.078° S	2025-05-09 10:02:40.603Z	344.866° N	44.552°	2025-05-09 10:07:40.603Z	357.1° N
10 mins	2025-05-09 21:03:40.603Z	25.85° NE	2025-05-09 21:08:40.603Z	92.912° ESE	31.326°	2025-05-09 21:13:40.603Z	148.44° SSE
10 mins	2025-05-09 22:49:40.603Z	336.369° NNW	2025-05-09 22:53:40.603Z	287.782° WNW	29.712°	2025-05-09 22:59:40.603Z	220.707° SW
9 mins	2025-05-10 08:57:40.603Z	131.058° SE	2025-05-10 09:01:40.603Z	79.149° E	28.685°	2025-05-10 09:06:40.603Z	19.625° NNE

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