DELTA 1 DEB, 42078

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DELTA 1 DEB, 42078 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Sun, 15 Dec 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

42078, 1968-114E

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

3 weeks ago

Origin

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

Aerojet

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1968-12-15 (56 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 3 weeks ago

0 DELTA 1 DEB
1 42078U 68114E   25107.13231315  .00000019  00000-0  40761-3 0  9996
2 42078 101.4554  78.1390 0028253  16.7810 343.4190 12.50009983169977

Epoch: 2025-04-17T03:10Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-17T03:10:31.856Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-175.00233°

Altitude

1,445.803 km

Speed

7.149 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 12m 33s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

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Latitude

70.70266°

Longitude

171.18304°

Altitude

1,480.554 km

Speed

7.128 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 13m 08s

Apparent Declination

24° 13' 59"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:42:36

Azimuth

7.442° NNE

Elevation

-25.484°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,484.134 km

Perigee altitude

1,439.832 km

Semi-major axis

7,840.12 km

Eccentricity

0.0028253

Inclination

101.4554°

RAAN

78.139°

Arg. of periapsis

16.781°

True anomaly

343.3263°

Mean anomaly

343.419°

Eccentric anomaly

343.37268°

Mean motion

3.1265 °/min

BSTAR

0.00040761

Orbital period

115.14 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.
14 mins	2025-05-09 09:48:15.958Z	37.278° NE	2025-05-09 09:55:15.958Z	99.461° ESE	29.251°	2025-05-09 10:02:15.958Z	158.291° S
14 mins	2025-05-09 11:42:15.958Z	3.785° NNE	2025-05-09 11:48:15.958Z	298.599° NW	39.066°	2025-05-09 11:56:15.958Z	221.636° SW
4 mins	2025-05-09 13:38:15.958Z	325.734° NNW	2025-05-09 13:39:15.958Z	318.463° NNW	11.76°	2025-05-09 13:42:15.958Z	297.022° NW
13 mins	2025-05-09 20:49:15.958Z	126.287° SE	2025-05-09 20:55:15.958Z	64.577° ENE	35.336°	2025-05-09 21:02:15.958Z	356.844° N
13 mins	2025-05-09 22:42:15.958Z	198.357° SSW	2025-05-09 22:48:15.958Z	257.568° W	33.19°	2025-05-09 22:55:15.958Z	325.8° NNW
5 mins	2025-05-10 08:56:15.958Z	73.387° E	2025-05-10 08:58:15.958Z	88.312° E	12.927°	2025-05-10 09:01:15.958Z	110.233° ESE

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