DELTA 1 DEB, 42079

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DELTA 1 DEB, 42079 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

42079, 1968-114F

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

1 week ago

Origin

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

Aerojet

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1968-12-15 (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 week ago

0 DELTA 1 DEB
1 42079U 68114F   25175.15908890 -.00000027  00000-0  11777-3 0  9998
2 42079 101.9773 153.6572 0317709   9.6969  49.9245 12.26175367518554

Epoch: 2025-06-24T03:49Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-24T03:49:05.28Z)

Latitude

60.26528°

Longitude

162.13763°

Altitude

1,418.147 km

Speed

7.228 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 47m 52s

True Declination

60° 07' 46"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

76.52459°

Longitude

129.03597°

Altitude

1,558.066 km

Speed

7.104 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 59m 09s

Apparent Declination

30° 00' 10"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:50:28

Azimuth

11.739° NNE

Elevation

-19.073°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,815.653 km

Perigee altitude

1,311.037 km

Semi-major axis

7,941.482 km

Eccentricity

0.03177

Inclination

101.9773°

RAAN

153.6572°

Arg. of periapsis

9.6969°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

49.9245°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.06684 °/min

Orbital period

117.38 mins

BSTAR

0.00011777

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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.
16 mins	2025-07-01 10:24:03.581Z	36.511° NE	2025-07-01 10:32:03.581Z	102.178° ESE	31.726°	2025-07-01 10:40:03.581Z	161.259° S
17 mins	2025-07-01 12:19:03.581Z	7.91° NNE	2025-07-01 12:27:03.581Z	294.733° NW	40.078°	2025-07-01 12:36:03.581Z	221.985° SW
7 mins	2025-07-01 14:17:03.581Z	337.168° NNW	2025-07-01 14:20:03.581Z	317.006° NNW	14.122°	2025-07-01 14:24:03.581Z	291.136° WNW
14 mins	2025-07-01 21:38:03.581Z	135.669° SSE	2025-07-01 21:44:03.581Z	70.763° E	39.017°	2025-07-01 21:52:03.581Z	350.921° N
11 mins	2025-07-01 23:35:03.581Z	214.036° SW	2025-07-01 23:40:03.581Z	265.562° W	26.711°	2025-07-01 23:46:03.581Z	319.257° NNW
13 mins	2025-07-02 09:56:03.581Z	50.424° ENE	2025-07-02 10:02:03.581Z	95.699° ESE	23.354°	2025-07-02 10:09:03.581Z	143.454° SSE

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