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

15 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 15 hours ago

0 TRANSIT 18 DEB
1 35416U 68012F   25181.80978830  .00000685  00000-0  91706-3 0  9991
2 35416  90.0212 272.6685 0067552 196.3441 279.5657 13.58352596806826

Epoch: 2025-06-30T19:26Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T19:26:05.709Z)

Latitude

64.93692°

Longitude

-117.92445°

Altitude

1,044.978 km

Speed

7.339 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 10m 51s

True Declination

64° 48' 35"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-58.71584°

Longitude

62.06652°

Altitude

1,078.802 km

Speed

7.305 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 23m 03s

Apparent Declination

-66° 59' 17"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:07:36

Azimuth

208.558° SW

Elevation

-51.986°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,088.825 km

Perigee altitude

988.62 km

Semi-major axis

7,416.86 km

Eccentricity

0.00676

Inclination

90.0212°

RAAN

272.6685°

Arg. of periapsis

196.3441°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

279.5657°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.39792 °/min

Orbital period

105.95 mins

BSTAR

0.00091706

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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	2025-07-01 16:43:09.274Z	51.342° ENE	2025-07-01 16:46:09.274Z	80.115° E	12.323°	2025-07-01 16:48:09.274Z	99.066° ESE
11 mins	2025-07-01 18:27:09.274Z	1.701° NNE	2025-07-01 18:32:09.274Z	342.873° N	44.866°	2025-07-01 18:38:09.274Z	184.998° SSW
4 mins	2025-07-02 04:39:09.274Z	81.699° E	2025-07-02 04:40:09.274Z	72.329° E	12.768°	2025-07-02 04:43:09.274Z	44.887° NE
11 mins	2025-07-02 06:20:09.274Z	173.19° S	2025-07-02 06:25:09.274Z	123.383° SE	44.847°	2025-07-02 06:31:09.274Z	359.113° N
5 mins	2025-07-02 08:10:09.274Z	266.547° W	2025-07-02 08:12:09.274Z	286.163° WNW	14.205°	2025-07-02 08:15:09.274Z	313.799° NW

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