DELTA 1 DEB, 42579

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DELTA 1 DEB, 42579 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

42579, 1973-086HT

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

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 month ago

TLE from 1 month ago

0 DELTA 1 DEB
1 42579U 73086HT  26226.48165809  .00000000  00000-0  41170-3 0  9996
2 42579 102.5941 243.6849 0079150 255.6545 103.5711 12.26807567217744

Epoch: 2026-08-14T11:33Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-14T11:33:35.258Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

107.38175°

Altitude

1,580.755 km

Speed

7.071 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 14m 44s

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

05:59:29

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,623.491 km

Perigee altitude

1,497.82 km

Semi-major axis

7,938.793 km

Eccentricity

0.00792

Inclination

102.5941°

RAAN

243.6849°

Arg. of periapsis

255.6545°

True anomaly

104.45069°

Mean anomaly

103.5711°

Eccentric anomaly

104.0111°

Mean motion

3.0684 °/min

Orbital period

117.33 mins

BSTAR

0.0004117

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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	2026-09-21 14:08:17.576Z	20.886° NNE	2026-09-21 14:17:17.576Z	134.047° SE	76.367°	2026-09-21 14:25:17.576Z	194.094° SSW
11 mins	2026-09-21 16:06:17.576Z	348.522° N	2026-09-21 16:11:17.576Z	305.091° NW	26.037°	2026-09-21 16:17:17.576Z	258.051° W
13 mins	2026-09-21 23:28:17.576Z	105.886° ESE	2026-09-21 23:34:17.576Z	56.075° ENE	31.349°	2026-09-21 23:41:17.576Z	0.589° NNE
16 mins	2026-09-22 01:21:17.576Z	173.673° S	2026-09-22 01:28:17.576Z	238.035° WSW	67.408°	2026-09-22 01:37:17.576Z	336.354° NNW
4 mins	2026-09-22 03:23:17.576Z	259.128° W	2026-09-22 03:25:17.576Z	272.63° WNW	11.887°	2026-09-22 03:27:17.576Z	286.079° WNW

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DELTA 1 DEB, 42579

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: 2026-08-14T11:33:35.258Z)

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Orbital elements

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