DELTA 1 DEB, 42572

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DELTA 1 DEB, 42572 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Tue, 06 Nov 1973 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

42572, 1973-086HL

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1973-11-06 (53 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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Last TLE update: 2 weeks ago

TLE from 2 weeks ago

0 DELTA 1 DEB
1 42572U 73086HL  26142.31688763  .00000114  00000-0  53815-3 0  9992
2 42572 101.8760 156.3643 0575291   3.0216 357.4107 12.54304225936007

Epoch: 2026-05-22T07:36Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-22T07:36:19.091Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

162.33529°

Altitude

999.425 km

Speed

7.56 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 25m 27s

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

12:08:26

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,894.084 km

Perigee altitude

994.074 km

Semi-major axis

7,822.216 km

Eccentricity

0.05753

Inclination

101.876°

RAAN

156.3643°

Arg. of periapsis

3.0216°

True anomaly

357.08991°

Mean anomaly

357.4107°

Eccentric anomaly

357.25271°

Mean motion

3.13724 °/min

Orbital period

114.75 mins

BSTAR

0.00053815

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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.
15 mins	2026-06-02 12:13:35.732Z	45.259° ENE	2026-06-02 12:20:35.732Z	92.476° ESE	23.171°	2026-06-02 12:28:35.732Z	143.783° SSE
18 mins	2026-06-02 14:05:35.732Z	16.046° NNE	2026-06-02 14:13:35.732Z	329.964° NNW	44.801°	2026-06-02 14:23:35.732Z	203.749° SW
13 mins	2026-06-02 15:59:35.732Z	348.858° N	2026-06-02 16:05:35.732Z	305.039° NW	22.749°	2026-06-02 16:12:35.732Z	261.22° W
10 mins	2026-06-02 23:14:35.732Z	96.124° ESE	2026-06-02 23:18:35.732Z	53.35° ENE	23.294°	2026-06-02 23:24:35.732Z	2.861° NNE
12 mins	2026-06-03 01:05:35.732Z	178.606° S	2026-06-03 01:10:35.732Z	256.958° W	41.821°	2026-06-03 01:17:35.732Z	336.062° NNW

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DELTA 1 DEB, 42572

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 weeks ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-22T07:36:19.091Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #86 in the year 1973 (1973-11-06 UTC)

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Last TLE update: 2 weeks ago