DELTA 1 DEB, 40768

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DELTA 1 DEB, 40768 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Thu, 29 Jul 1976 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

40768, 1976-077GM

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1976-07-29 (50 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 DELTA 1 DEB
1 40768U 76077GM  26130.21350508  .00000349  00000-0  21268-2 0  9995
2 40768 101.4022 111.8559 0053556 107.3092 253.3856 12.64174425574254

Epoch: 2026-05-10T05:07Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-10T05:07:26.838Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

166.97428°

Altitude

1,420.494 km

Speed

7.145 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 27m 25s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

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

02:30:57

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,444.944 km

Perigee altitude

1,361.596 km

Semi-major axis

7,781.407 km

Eccentricity

0.00536

Inclination

101.4022°

RAAN

111.8559°

Arg. of periapsis

107.3092°

True anomaly

252.79865°

Mean anomaly

253.3856°

Eccentric anomaly

253.09201°

Mean motion

3.16196 °/min

Orbital period

113.85 mins

BSTAR

0.0021268

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DELTA 1 DEB, 10839 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB, 10651 (Decayed)

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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.
8 mins	2026-05-10 20:31:11.837Z	85.258° E	2026-05-10 20:35:11.837Z	53.663° ENE	16.584°	2026-05-10 20:39:11.837Z	20.403° NNE
14 mins	2026-05-10 22:19:11.837Z	154.282° SSE	2026-05-10 22:26:11.837Z	68.887° E	44.457°	2026-05-10 22:33:11.837Z	346.149° N
9 mins	2026-05-11 00:15:11.837Z	235.507° WSW	2026-05-11 00:19:11.837Z	271.319° WNW	19.056°	2026-05-11 00:24:11.837Z	311.34° NW
10 mins	2026-05-11 10:17:11.837Z	53.479° ENE	2026-05-11 10:21:11.837Z	89.409° E	21.427°	2026-05-11 10:27:11.837Z	141.362° SSE
13 mins	2026-05-11 12:08:11.837Z	10.006° NNE	2026-05-11 12:14:11.837Z	285.783° WNW	43.253°	2026-05-11 12:21:11.837Z	210.682° SW
6 mins	2026-05-11 14:02:11.837Z	330.822° NNW	2026-05-11 14:04:11.837Z	314.439° NW	14.525°	2026-05-11 14:08:11.837Z	282.574° WNW

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DELTA 1 DEB, 40768

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-10T05:07:26.838Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #77 in the year 1976 (1976-07-29 UTC)

DELTA 1 DEB Visibility forecast

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Last TLE update: 13 hours ago