DELTA 1 DEB, 42576

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DELTA 1 DEB, 42576 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

42576, 1973-086HQ

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 (52 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: 6 days ago

TLE from 6 days ago

0 DELTA 1 DEB
1 42576U 73086HQ  26079.15733471  .00000120  00000-0  64682-3 0  9995
2 42576 102.2216 311.7438 0301077 128.8822  22.6733 12.76472513574115

Epoch: 2026-03-20T03:46Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-20T03:46:33.718Z)

Latitude

26.44297°

Longitude

-96.44076°

Altitude

1,144.814 km

Speed

7.383 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 11m 35s

True Declination

26° 18' 47"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

23:38:03

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,585.996 km

Perigee altitude

1,120.449 km

Semi-major axis

7,731.36 km

Eccentricity

0.03011

Inclination

102.2216°

RAAN

311.7438°

Arg. of periapsis

128.8822°

True anomaly

24.05087°

Mean anomaly

22.6733°

Eccentric anomaly

23.35722°

Mean motion

3.19271 °/min

Orbital period

112.76 mins

BSTAR

0.00064682

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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.
11 mins	2026-03-26 04:27:37.667Z	21.832° NNE	2026-03-26 04:32:37.667Z	121.253° SE	44.569°	2026-03-26 04:38:37.667Z	194.819° SSW
7 mins	2026-03-26 06:19:37.667Z	336.584° NNW	2026-03-26 06:22:37.667Z	305.599° NW	17.746°	2026-03-26 06:26:37.667Z	267.465° W
8 mins	2026-03-26 13:26:37.667Z	87.094° E	2026-03-26 13:30:37.667Z	49.972° ENE	18.421°	2026-03-26 13:34:37.667Z	14.205° NNE
13 mins	2026-03-26 15:13:37.667Z	161.673° S	2026-03-26 15:20:37.667Z	319.886° NNW	44.669°	2026-03-26 15:26:37.667Z	341.072° N
6 mins	2026-03-26 17:08:37.667Z	241.423° WSW	2026-03-26 17:11:37.667Z	266.17° W	14.444°	2026-03-26 17:14:37.667Z	291.8° WNW

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DELTA 1 DEB, 42576

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-20T03:46:33.718Z)

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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: 6 days ago