DELTA 4 R/B, 38834

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DELTA 4 R/B, 38834 is space debris in MEO originally from a launch on Thu, 04 Oct 2012 UTC launched from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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

38834, 2012-053B

Orbit

MEO

Last TLE update

2 days ago

Origin

United Launch Alliance/Lockheed Martin (US)

Manufacturer

ULA Decatur

Mission

2))"

Bus & Motor

DCSS-4, RL10B-2

Mass

2,850 kg wet, 2,850 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2012-10-04 (13 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 1 Nozzle, Unknown HBR

Radar Cross Section

43.982 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago

0 DELTA 4 R/B
1 38834U 12053B   25133.43913641  .00000073  00000-0  00000-0 0  9992
2 38834  52.8496 179.7839 0222379 122.0254 247.0160  1.89445791 87235

Epoch: 2025-05-13T10:32Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-13T10:32:21.385Z)

Latitude

5.29074°

Longitude

154.28524°

Altitude

21,462.349 km

Speed

3.767 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 15m 14s

True Declination

5° 16' 58"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-51.04112°

Longitude

80.78814°

Altitude

21,806.789 km

Speed

3.721 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 12m 47s

Apparent Declination

-48° 59' 51"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

18:42:01

Azimuth

208.515° SW

Elevation

-79.401°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

21,825.079 km

Perigee altitude

20,598.006 km

Semi-major axis

27,589.679 km

Eccentricity

0.0222379

Inclination

52.8496°

RAAN

179.7839°

Arg. of periapsis

122.0254°

True anomaly

244.69586°

Mean anomaly

247.016°

Eccentric anomaly

245.85335°

Mean motion

0.47361 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

760.12 mins

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DELTA 4 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.
195 mins	2025-05-15 16:00:55.047Z	320.048° NNW	2025-05-15 17:34:55.047Z	286.532° WNW	24.679°	2025-05-15 19:15:55.047Z	244.589° WSW
307 mins	2025-05-16 00:34:55.047Z	156.385° SSE	2025-05-16 03:11:55.047Z	92.983° ESE	39.468°	2025-05-16 05:41:55.047Z	50.073° ENE

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