DELTA 1 DEB, 3974

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DELTA 1 DEB, 3974 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Fri, 16 Aug 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

3974, 1968-069E

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1968-08-16 (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

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 DELTA 1 DEB
1 03974U 68069E   25128.82616421 -.00000038  00000-0  47408-4 0  9999
2 03974 101.8514 220.5336 0035089 246.4845 232.0773 12.53270922596595

Epoch: 2025-05-08T19:49Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T19:49:40.587Z)

Latitude

59.65044°

Longitude

-102.88249°

Altitude

1,477.727 km

Speed

7.122 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 05m 42s

True Declination

59° 30' 51"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

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Latitude

-39.34481°

Longitude

67.3191°

Altitude

1,458.736 km

Speed

7.135 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

18h 11m 20s

Apparent Declination

-50° 38' 17"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:50:02

Azimuth

124.655° SE

Elevation

-51.02°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,475.854 km

Perigee altitude

1,420.929 km

Semi-major axis

7,826.529 km

Eccentricity

0.0035089

Inclination

101.8514°

RAAN

220.5336°

Arg. of periapsis

246.4845°

True anomaly

231.76097°

Mean anomaly

232.0773°

Eccentric anomaly

231.91905°

Mean motion

3.13465 °/min

BSTAR

0.000047408

Orbital period

114.85 mins

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DELTA 1 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.
11 mins	2025-05-10 03:57:03.187Z	93.046° ESE	2025-05-10 04:02:03.187Z	53.83° ENE	20.08°	2025-05-10 04:08:03.187Z	7.504° NNE
15 mins	2025-05-10 05:47:03.187Z	159.69° S	2025-05-10 05:54:03.187Z	3.016° NNE	44.98°	2025-05-10 06:02:03.187Z	342.838° N
8 mins	2025-05-10 07:44:03.187Z	239.775° WSW	2025-05-10 07:48:03.187Z	272.314° WNW	17.086°	2025-05-10 07:52:03.187Z	303.136° NW
12 mins	2025-05-10 17:51:03.187Z	47.699° ENE	2025-05-10 17:56:03.187Z	95.077° ESE	26.81°	2025-05-10 18:03:03.187Z	154.491° SSE
14 mins	2025-05-10 19:43:03.187Z	6.619° NNE	2025-05-10 19:49:03.187Z	301.058° NW	40.621°	2025-05-10 19:57:03.187Z	218.398° SW
5 mins	2025-05-10 21:38:03.187Z	331.827° NNW	2025-05-10 21:40:03.187Z	316.861° NNW	13.044°	2025-05-10 21:43:03.187Z	294.497° NW

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