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

16 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 16 hours ago

0 TRANSIT 18 DEB
1 35416U 68012F   25186.29376885  .00000686  00000-0  91812-3 0  9990
2 35416  90.0211 272.6784 0068188 183.3696 246.4199 13.58358965807437

Epoch: 2025-07-05T07:03Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T07:03:01.628Z)

Latitude

69.14814°

Longitude

-116.66738°

Altitude

1,074.247 km

Speed

7.311 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 10m 29s

True Declination

69° 02' 18"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

51.68568°

Longitude

63.41575°

Altitude

1,019.393 km

Speed

7.362 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 31m 36s

Apparent Declination

16° 26' 35"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:11:28

Azimuth

309.798° NW

Elevation

-16.91°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,089.273 km

Perigee altitude

988.125 km

Semi-major axis

7,416.836 km

Eccentricity

0.00682

Inclination

90.0211°

RAAN

272.6784°

Arg. of periapsis

183.3696°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

246.4199°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.39794 °/min

Orbital period

105.95 mins

BSTAR

0.00091812

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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.
12 mins	2025-07-06 05:47:08.842Z	162.935° S	2025-07-06 05:53:08.842Z	97.491° ESE	42.046°	2025-07-06 05:59:08.842Z	5.28° NNE
8 mins	2025-07-06 07:36:08.842Z	243.741° WSW	2025-07-06 07:40:08.842Z	285.747° WNW	18.825°	2025-07-06 07:44:08.842Z	324.305° NNW
8 mins	2025-07-06 16:55:08.842Z	35.856° NE	2025-07-06 16:59:08.842Z	82.182° E	22.228°	2025-07-06 17:03:08.842Z	127.836° SE
10 mins	2025-07-06 18:40:08.842Z	347.803° N	2025-07-06 18:45:08.842Z	279.144° WNW	36.976°	2025-07-06 18:50:08.842Z	209.448° SW

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