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 12 hours ago

0 TRANSIT 18 DEB
1 35416U 68012F   26137.83996596  .00000590  00000-0  78201-3 0  9995
2 35416  90.0217 273.3225 0062607 338.3701 187.0425 13.58991725850415

Epoch: 2026-05-17T20:09Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-17T20:09:33.058Z)

Latitude

14.64621°

Longitude

-84.59641°

Altitude

1,087.716 km

Speed

7.287 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 13m 18s

True Declination

14° 33' 58"

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

16:43:00

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,082.815 km

Perigee altitude

989.975 km

Semi-major axis

7,414.532 km

Eccentricity

0.00626

Inclination

90.0217°

RAAN

273.3225°

Arg. of periapsis

338.3701°

True anomaly

186.95522°

Mean anomaly

187.0425°

Eccentric anomaly

186.99879°

Mean motion

3.39952 °/min

Orbital period

105.9 mins

BSTAR

0.00078201

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TRANSIT 18 DEB, 42668 (Decayed)

SCOUT A R/B, 3137

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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	2026-05-18 09:34:23.076Z	183.261° SSW	2026-05-18 09:40:23.076Z	251.916° W	43.865°	2026-05-18 09:46:23.076Z	353.627° N
11 mins	2026-05-18 20:41:23.076Z	20.466° NNE	2026-05-18 20:46:23.076Z	86.853° E	35.087°	2026-05-18 20:52:23.076Z	156.882° SSE
10 mins	2026-05-18 22:27:23.076Z	334.843° NNW	2026-05-18 22:31:23.076Z	291.178° WNW	26.247°	2026-05-18 22:37:23.076Z	226.757° WSW

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TRANSIT 18 DEB, 35416

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-17T20:09:33.058Z)

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