DELTA 1 R/B, 3616

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DELTA 1 R/B, 3616 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Sun, 15 Dec 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

3616, 1968-114B

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

17 hours ago

Origin

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

Aerojet

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

ABLESTAR, Unknown motor

Mass

~785 kg wet, ~785 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1968-12-15 (56 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 5.2 m

Radar Cross Section

6.487 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 17 hours ago

0 DELTA 1 R/B
1 03616U 68114B   25128.63231899 -.00000047  00000-0 -17516-4 0  9992
2 03616 101.6333  78.6489 0013895  84.7948  88.0260 12.51393714577990

Epoch: 2025-05-08T15:10Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T15:10:32.36Z)

Latitude

6.8088°

Longitude

165.71567°

Altitude

1,460.267 km

Speed

7.133 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 20m 12s

True Declination

6° 46' 19"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

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Latitude

18.08646°

Longitude

168.85011°

Altitude

1,458.46 km

Speed

7.136 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

19h 13m 29s

Apparent Declination

-28° 44' 44"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:32:07

Azimuth

144.565° SSE

Elevation

11.768°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,467.095 km

Perigee altitude

1,445.323 km

Semi-major axis

7,834.346 km

Eccentricity

0.0013895

Inclination

101.6333°

RAAN

78.6489°

Arg. of periapsis

84.7948°

True anomaly

88.18514°

Mean anomaly

88.026°

Eccentric anomaly

88.10557°

Mean motion

3.12996 °/min

BSTAR

-0.000017516

Orbital period

115.02 mins

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DELTA 1 R/B 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.
14 mins	2025-05-09 10:03:57.823Z	10.124° NNE	2025-05-09 10:09:57.823Z	312.045° NW	42.657°	2025-05-09 10:17:57.823Z	212.418° SW
7 mins	2025-05-09 11:58:57.823Z	335.195° NNW	2025-05-09 12:01:57.823Z	311.707° NW	14.925°	2025-05-09 12:05:57.823Z	281.745° WNW
13 mins	2025-05-09 19:10:57.823Z	116.626° SE	2025-05-09 19:16:57.823Z	60.441° ENE	30.385°	2025-05-09 19:23:57.823Z	359.188° N
14 mins	2025-05-09 21:02:57.823Z	185.931° SSW	2025-05-09 21:09:57.823Z	264.925° W	38.431°	2025-05-09 21:16:57.823Z	331.661° NNW

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