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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TLE from 1 month ago

0 DELTA 1 DEB
1 42572U 73086HL  26162.25585173 -.00000014  00000-0  11642-3 0  9990
2 42572 101.8773 176.4751 0574327 324.3707  32.0270 12.54308472938509

Epoch: 2026-06-11T06:08Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-11T06:08:25.589Z)

Latitude

-0.0001°

Longitude

-175.23376°

Altitude

1,075.885 km

Speed

7.487 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 45m 54s

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

00:10:41

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,893.312 km

Perigee altitude

994.812 km

Semi-major axis

7,822.199 km

Eccentricity

0.05743

Inclination

101.8773°

RAAN

176.4751°

Arg. of periapsis

324.3707°

True anomaly

35.74013°

Mean anomaly

32.027°

Eccentric anomaly

33.86046°

Mean motion

3.13726 °/min

Orbital period

114.75 mins

BSTAR

0.00011642

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

DELTA 1 DEB, 7205 (Decayed)

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DELTA 1 DEB, 9700 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB, 18511 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB *, 7144 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB, 42582

DELTA 1 DEB, 7078 (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.
9 mins	2026-07-26 12:13:32.995Z	50.617° ENE	2026-07-26 12:18:32.995Z	86.577° E	16.778°	2026-07-26 12:22:32.995Z	119.533° SE
15 mins	2026-07-26 14:04:32.995Z	17.425° NNE	2026-07-26 14:12:32.995Z	14.6° NNE	44.97°	2026-07-26 14:19:32.995Z	199.895° SSW
11 mins	2026-07-26 15:58:32.995Z	351.022° N	2026-07-26 16:03:32.995Z	314.59° NW	21.314°	2026-07-26 16:09:32.995Z	266.397° W
16 mins	2026-07-26 23:08:32.995Z	107.54° ESE	2026-07-26 23:16:32.995Z	49.367° ENE	28.392°	2026-07-26 23:24:32.995Z	358.262° N
19 mins	2026-07-27 00:58:32.995Z	168.138° S	2026-07-27 01:07:32.995Z	253.076° W	44.27°	2026-07-27 01:17:32.995Z	339.645° N
11 mins	2026-07-27 02:56:32.995Z	240.311° WSW	2026-07-27 03:01:32.995Z	272.524° WNW	17.132°	2026-07-27 03:07:32.995Z	308.839° NW

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DELTA 1 DEB, 42572

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 month ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-11T06:08:25.589Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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