DELTA 1 DEB, 42081

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DELTA 1 DEB, 42081 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

42081, 1968-114H

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

19 hours 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 19 hours ago

0 DELTA 1 DEB
1 42081U 68114H   25128.60227876  .00000074  00000-0  93816-3 0  9992
2 42081 101.6503  92.7559 0117645  19.6895 340.8654 12.31725109452936

Epoch: 2025-05-08T14:27Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T14:27:16.884Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

9.26514°

Altitude

1,456.508 km

Speed

7.174 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 11m 01s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

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Latitude

-53.4236°

Longitude

26.07113°

Altitude

1,534.249 km

Speed

7.111 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 32m 37s

Apparent Declination

-47° 46' 44"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:48:38

Azimuth

221.526° SW

Elevation

-78.855°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,632.589 km

Perigee altitude

1,446.296 km

Semi-major axis

7,917.579 km

Eccentricity

0.0117645

Inclination

101.6503°

RAAN

92.7559°

Arg. of periapsis

19.6895°

True anomaly

340.41729°

Mean anomaly

340.8654°

Eccentric anomaly

340.64197°

Mean motion

3.08074 °/min

BSTAR

0.00093816

Orbital period

116.86 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.
17 mins	2025-05-09 10:33:16.730Z	17.757° NNE	2025-05-09 10:41:16.730Z	50.293° ENE	44.898°	2025-05-09 10:50:16.730Z	198.386° SSW
11 mins	2025-05-09 12:30:16.730Z	346.88° N	2025-05-09 12:35:16.730Z	306.626° NW	21.595°	2025-05-09 12:41:16.730Z	262.112° W
12 mins	2025-05-09 19:51:16.730Z	106.774° ESE	2025-05-09 19:57:16.730Z	52.635° ENE	25.955°	2025-05-09 20:03:16.730Z	3.505° NNE
15 mins	2025-05-09 21:44:16.730Z	176.633° S	2025-05-09 21:51:16.730Z	262.181° W	42.132°	2025-05-09 21:59:16.730Z	337.071° NNW

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