DELTA 1 DEB, 42578

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DELTA 1 DEB, 42578 is space debris in LEO 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

42578, 1973-086HS

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

2 weeks ago

Origin

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

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 2 weeks ago

0 DELTA 1 DEB
1 42578U 73086HS  25174.40787616 -.00002498  00000-0 -34010-1 0  9992
2 42578 100.7551 151.9954 0761841 283.3635  68.3599 11.35671331 40474

Epoch: 2025-06-23T09:47Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-23T09:47:20.5Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

93.34141°

Altitude

1,793.547 km

Speed

7.065 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 07m 58s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-29.77695°

Longitude

-83.71229°

Altitude

1,580.001 km

Speed

7.251 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 42m 59s

Apparent Declination

-34° 19' 14"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:15:49

Azimuth

52.012° ENE

Elevation

-81.396°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

2,616.769 km

Perigee altitude

1,343.253 km

Semi-major axis

8,358.148 km

Eccentricity

0.07618

Inclination

100.7551°

RAAN

151.9954°

Arg. of periapsis

283.3635°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

68.3599°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

2.84039 °/min

Orbital period

126.74 mins

BSTAR

-0.03401

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DELTA 1 DEB, 7047 (Decayed)

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.
18 mins	2025-07-06 00:12:29.249Z	227.17° WSW	2025-07-06 00:21:29.249Z	276.627° WNW	21.891°	2025-07-06 00:30:29.249Z	320.948° NNW
18 mins	2025-07-06 09:20:29.249Z	36.541° NE	2025-07-06 09:29:29.249Z	83.725° E	24.603°	2025-07-06 09:38:29.249Z	139.03° SSE
23 mins	2025-07-06 11:23:29.249Z	14.177° NNE	2025-07-06 11:35:29.249Z	300.962° NW	44.713°	2025-07-06 11:46:29.249Z	204.76° SW
18 mins	2025-07-06 13:28:29.249Z	359.362° N	2025-07-06 13:37:29.249Z	314.17° NW	24.1°	2025-07-06 13:46:29.249Z	264.915° W
16 mins	2025-07-06 19:23:29.249Z	77.853° E	2025-07-06 19:30:29.249Z	42.643° NE	20.143°	2025-07-06 19:39:29.249Z	0.857° NNE
24 mins	2025-07-06 21:21:29.249Z	140.767° SSE	2025-07-06 21:31:29.249Z	72.177° E	42.211°	2025-07-06 21:45:29.249Z	348.377° N

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