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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TLE from 1 day ago

0 DELTA 1 DEB
1 40768U 76077GM  26080.19735872  .00000428  00000-0  25627-2 0  9998
2 40768 101.3995  62.8326 0049060 209.5473 150.2832 12.64126483567939

Epoch: 2026-03-21T04:44Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-21T04:44:11.793Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

173.06193°

Altitude

1,441.782 km

Speed

7.126 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 11m 19s

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

19:17:44

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,441.643 km

Perigee altitude

1,365.29 km

Semi-major axis

7,781.603 km

Eccentricity

0.00491

Inclination

101.3995°

RAAN

62.8326°

Arg. of periapsis

209.5473°

True anomaly

150.56041°

Mean anomaly

150.2832°

Eccentric anomaly

150.42195°

Mean motion

3.16184 °/min

Orbital period

113.86 mins

BSTAR

0.0025627

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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	2026-03-22 20:47:48.510Z	98.841° ESE	2026-03-22 20:53:48.510Z	49.479° ENE	21.278°	2026-03-22 20:58:48.510Z	9.607° NNE
14 mins	2026-03-22 22:37:48.510Z	164.873° S	2026-03-22 22:43:48.510Z	199° SSW	44.523°	2026-03-22 22:51:48.510Z	341.499° N
7 mins	2026-03-23 00:33:48.510Z	243.711° WSW	2026-03-23 00:36:48.510Z	266.885° W	14.961°	2026-03-23 00:40:48.510Z	298.049° NW
12 mins	2026-03-23 10:34:48.510Z	43.204° NE	2026-03-23 10:40:48.510Z	102.084° ESE	27.15°	2026-03-23 10:46:48.510Z	154.177° SSE
14 mins	2026-03-23 12:25:48.510Z	6.574° NNE	2026-03-23 12:32:48.510Z	287.324° WNW	39.488°	2026-03-23 12:39:48.510Z	220.29° SW

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DELTA 1 DEB, 40768

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-21T04:44:11.793Z)

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Orbital elements

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