DELTA 1 DEB, 40773

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DELTA 1 DEB, 40773 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

40773, 1976-077GS

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, 0.050 m

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 6 days ago

TLE from 6 days ago

0 DELTA 1 DEB
1 40773U 76077GS  26297.74188040 -.00000014  00000-0  26878-3 0  9996
2 40773 102.4929 275.5418 0082685  66.5506 294.4215 12.27351320988344

Epoch: 2026-10-24T17:48Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-24T17:48:18.466Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

-24.67886°

Altitude

1,536.503 km

Speed

7.11 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 22m 10s

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

15:48:12

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,623.925 km

Perigee altitude

1,492.681 km

Semi-major axis

7,936.44 km

Eccentricity

0.00827

Inclination

102.4929°

RAAN

275.5418°

Arg. of periapsis

66.5506°

True anomaly

293.55511°

Mean anomaly

294.4215°

Eccentric anomaly

293.98867°

Mean motion

3.06976 °/min

Orbital period

117.27 mins

BSTAR

0.00026878

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

DELTA 1 DEB *, 18466 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB, 16999 (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.
12 mins	2026-10-30 20:41:02.939Z	102.956° ESE	2026-10-30 20:47:02.939Z	56.16° ENE	25.654°	2026-10-30 20:53:02.939Z	6.263° NNE
16 mins	2026-10-30 22:34:02.939Z	167.185° S	2026-10-30 22:41:02.939Z	222.103° SW	74.956°	2026-10-30 22:50:02.939Z	339.109° N
6 mins	2026-10-31 00:35:02.939Z	250.255° W	2026-10-31 00:38:02.939Z	272.393° WNW	13.343°	2026-10-31 00:41:02.939Z	294.098° NW
14 mins	2026-10-31 10:52:02.939Z	36.199° NE	2026-10-31 10:58:02.939Z	93.436° ESE	45.153°	2026-10-31 11:06:02.939Z	169.991° S
14 mins	2026-10-31 12:47:02.939Z	1.302° NNE	2026-10-31 12:53:02.939Z	305.206° NW	43.4°	2026-10-31 13:01:02.939Z	233.457° WSW

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DELTA 1 DEB, 40773

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-24T17:48:18.466Z)

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Orbital elements

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Last TLE update: 6 days ago