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, 0.072 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 week ago

TLE from 1 week ago

0 DELTA 1 DEB
1 42588U 73086JC  26302.24699257 -.00000036  00000-0  82574-4 0  9998
2 42588 102.4532 307.7225 0067491  96.7666 329.9255 12.36034280583751

Epoch: 2026-10-29T05:55Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-29T05:55:40.158Z)

Latitude

63.48469°

Longitude

155.08744°

Altitude

1,488.108 km

Speed

7.146 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 46m 21s

True Declination

63° 21' 35"

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

23:26:54

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,574.379 km

Perigee altitude

1,467.754 km

Semi-major axis

7,899.203 km

Eccentricity

0.00675

Inclination

102.4532°

RAAN

307.7225°

Arg. of periapsis

96.7666°

True anomaly

329.53509°

Mean anomaly

329.9255°

Eccentric anomaly

329.73058°

Mean motion

3.09149 °/min

Orbital period

116.45 mins

BSTAR

0.000082574

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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.
16 mins	2026-11-05 13:00:50.575Z	26.261° NE	2026-11-05 13:08:50.575Z	102.146° ESE	57.942°	2026-11-05 13:16:50.575Z	181.325° SSW
13 mins	2026-11-05 14:56:50.575Z	356.529° N	2026-11-05 15:02:50.575Z	300.833° NW	33.834°	2026-11-05 15:09:50.575Z	243.438° WSW
10 mins	2026-11-05 22:18:50.575Z	85.813° E	2026-11-05 22:22:50.575Z	53.539° ENE	20.649°	2026-11-05 22:28:50.575Z	7.185° NNE
15 mins	2026-11-06 00:08:50.575Z	157.481° SSE	2026-11-06 00:15:50.575Z	136.698° SSE	81.969°	2026-11-06 00:23:50.575Z	342.618° N
9 mins	2026-11-06 02:07:50.575Z	238.419° WSW	2026-11-06 02:11:50.575Z	271.232° WNW	18.458°	2026-11-06 02:16:50.575Z	308.468° NW

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DELTA 1 DEB, 42588

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-29T05:55:40.158Z)

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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: 1 week ago