THORAD DELTA 1 DEB, 42617

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THORAD DELTA 1 DEB, 42617 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Fri, 15 Nov 1974 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

42617, 1974-089GJ

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1974-11-15 (51 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 THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
1 42617U 74089GJ  26112.34081230  .00000007  00000-0  43786-3 0  9999
2 42617 101.4708 154.9314 0179984 281.0217 141.2037 12.19451835552862

Epoch: 2026-04-22T08:10Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-22T08:10:46.182Z)

Latitude

61.37163°

Longitude

160.12112°

Altitude

1,718.094 km

Speed

6.973 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 52m 52s

True Declination

61° 14' 38"

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

10:51:02

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,735.959 km

Perigee altitude

1,449.041 km

Semi-major axis

7,970.637 km

Eccentricity

0.018

Inclination

101.4708°

RAAN

154.9314°

Arg. of periapsis

281.0217°

True anomaly

142.47356°

Mean anomaly

141.2037°

Eccentric anomaly

141.84084°

Mean motion

3.05003 °/min

Orbital period

118.03 mins

BSTAR

0.00043786

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THORAD DELTA 1 R/B, 7532

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THORAD DELTA 1 DEB, 8560

THORAD DELTA 1 DEB, 8146

THORAD DELTA 1 DEB, 8297 (Decayed)

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THORAD 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	2026-04-28 03:42:01.597Z	200.041° SSW	2026-04-28 03:50:01.597Z	265.588° W	31.259°	2026-04-28 03:58:01.597Z	326.714° NNW
13 mins	2026-04-28 14:10:01.597Z	47.496° ENE	2026-04-28 14:16:01.597Z	93.339° ESE	23.238°	2026-04-28 14:23:01.597Z	144.122° SSE
17 mins	2026-04-28 16:04:01.597Z	13.173° NNE	2026-04-28 16:13:01.597Z	266.319° W	43.844°	2026-04-28 16:21:01.597Z	208.729° SW
10 mins	2026-04-28 18:02:01.597Z	345.345° N	2026-04-28 18:07:01.597Z	310.026° NW	18.496°	2026-04-28 18:12:01.597Z	275.487° WNW
16 mins	2026-04-29 01:24:01.597Z	125.559° SE	2026-04-29 01:32:01.597Z	61.047° ENE	34.25°	2026-04-29 01:40:01.597Z	356.553° N
7 mins	2026-04-29 03:20:01.597Z	189.313° SSW	2026-04-29 03:27:01.597Z	247.772° W	37.141°	2026-04-29 03:27:01.597Z	247.772° W

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THORAD DELTA 1 DEB, 42617

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: 2026-04-22T08:10:46.182Z)

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