DELTA 1 DEB, 42588

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DELTA 1 DEB, 42588 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

42588, 1973-086JC

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: 6 days ago

TLE from 6 days ago

0 DELTA 1 DEB
1 42588U 73086JC  26207.22590720 -.00000004  00000-0  33392-3 0  9993
2 42588 102.4499 211.3077 0066309 268.4442 153.4316 12.36028686572013

Epoch: 2026-07-26T05:25Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-26T05:25:18.382Z)

Latitude

59.84631°

Longitude

163.83199°

Altitude

1,580.373 km

Speed

7.063 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 36m 20s

True Declination

59° 42' 44"

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

16:01:03

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,573.469 km

Perigee altitude

1,468.711 km

Semi-major axis

7,899.227 km

Eccentricity

0.00663

Inclination

102.4499°

RAAN

211.3077°

Arg. of periapsis

268.4442°

True anomaly

153.76895°

Mean anomaly

153.4316°

Eccentric anomaly

153.60052°

Mean motion

3.09148 °/min

Orbital period

116.45 mins

BSTAR

0.00033392

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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.
7 mins	2026-08-01 11:22:40.024Z	64.685° ENE	2026-08-01 11:25:40.024Z	86.267° E	14.221°	2026-08-01 11:29:40.024Z	115.56° SE
15 mins	2026-08-01 13:14:40.024Z	22.092° NNE	2026-08-01 13:21:40.024Z	116.64° SE	44.462°	2026-08-01 13:29:40.024Z	194.392° SSW
11 mins	2026-08-01 15:09:40.024Z	350.388° N	2026-08-01 15:14:40.024Z	309.088° NW	23.809°	2026-08-01 15:20:40.024Z	260.297° W
13 mins	2026-08-01 22:28:40.024Z	104.572° ESE	2026-08-01 22:34:40.024Z	55.391° ENE	26.014°	2026-08-01 22:41:40.024Z	0.881° NNE
16 mins	2026-08-02 00:20:40.024Z	170.877° S	2026-08-02 00:28:40.024Z	275.082° WNW	43.29°	2026-08-02 00:36:40.024Z	337.497° NNW

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DELTA 1 DEB, 42588

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: 2026-07-26T05:25:18.382Z)

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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