DECAYED

TRANSIT 16 DEB, 38530 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TRANSIT 16 DEB, 38530 was space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Thu, 18 May 1967 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

38530, 1967-048H

Orbit

Decayed

Last TLE update

8 months ago

Origin

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Decayed spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1967-05-18 (58 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

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 8 months ago

0 TRANSIT 16 DEB
1 38530U 67048H   24262.27431300  .04789195  00000-0  15186+0 0  9993
2 38530  89.5829   3.2200 0035330 296.5324  63.2305 15.27541041679410

Epoch: 2024-09-18T06:35Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-09-18T06:35:00.643Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-93.20965°

Altitude

475.521 km

Speed

7.634 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 12m 52s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization observer readout

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Visualization observer readout

No trajectory is available.

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

504.192 km

Perigee altitude

455.732 km

Semi-major axis

6,858.099 km

Eccentricity

0.003533

Inclination

89.5829°

RAAN

3.22°

Arg. of periapsis

296.5324°

True anomaly

63.59268°

Mean anomaly

63.2305°

Eccentric anomaly

63.41152°

Mean motion

3.82153 °/min

BSTAR

0.15186

Orbital period

94.2 mins

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TRANSIT 16 DEB Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

This satellite is decayed

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