CTS DEB (ARRAY COVER), 39688

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CTS DEB (ARRAY COVER), 39688 is space debris in GEO originally from a launch on Sat, 17 Jan 1976 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

39688, 1976-004E

Orbit

GEO

Country

Related business

Communications Research Center (CA)

Manufacturer

CRC

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Wet unknown, 4 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1976-01-17 (50 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago

0 CTS DEB (ARRAY COVER)
1 39688U 76004E   26092.22767128 -.00000022  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 39688   3.4276 267.4517 0044311 170.8710  76.2336  1.00310254 42017

Epoch: 2026-04-02T05:27Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-02T05:27:50.798Z)

Latitude

-3.18934°

Longitude

-117.51072°

Altitude

35,733.075 km

Speed

3.078 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 20m 07s

True Declination

-3° 11' 10"

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

03:53:39

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,963.672 km

Perigee altitude

35,590.086 km

Semi-major axis

42,155.016 km

Eccentricity

0.00443

Inclination

3.4276°

RAAN

267.4517°

Arg. of periapsis

170.871°

True anomaly

76.72743°

Mean anomaly

76.2336°

Eccentric anomaly

76.48045°

Mean motion

0.25077 °/min

Orbital period

1,435.6 mins

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Other satellites on launch #4 in the year 1976 (1976-01-17 UTC)

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DELTA 1 R/B(2), 8598 (Decayed)

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CTS DEB (ARRAY COVER) 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.
1440 mins	2026-04-02 22:09:04.444Z	200.692° SSW	2026-04-03 18:56:04.444Z	201.442° SSW	35.525°	2026-04-03 22:09:04.444Z	200.452° SSW

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CTS DEB (ARRAY COVER), 39688

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 17 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-02T05:27:50.798Z)

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