THORAD DELTA 1 DEB, 42620

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THORAD DELTA 1 DEB, 42620 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

42620, 1974-089GM

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

2 days ago

Origin

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

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago

0 THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
1 42620U 74089GM  25198.40285411  .00000052  00000-0  79712-3 0  9998
2 42620 101.0812 193.6813 0149333  49.9478 311.4570 12.23190560505868

Epoch: 2025-07-17T09:40Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-17T09:40:06.595Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

113.18465°

Altitude

1,503.569 km

Speed

7.147 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 54m 43s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

4.80723°

Longitude

113.61782°

Altitude

1,491.718 km

Speed

7.158 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

14h 35m 40s

Apparent Declination

-44° 22' 56"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:46:54

Azimuth

151.287° SSE

Elevation

-2.445°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,695.004 km

Perigee altitude

1,457.434 km

Semi-major axis

7,954.356 km

Eccentricity

0.01493

Inclination

101.0812°

RAAN

193.6813°

Arg. of periapsis

49.9478°

True anomaly

310.15859°

Mean anomaly

311.457°

Eccentric anomaly

310.8094°

Mean motion

3.0594 °/min

Orbital period

117.67 mins

BSTAR

0.00079712

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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	2025-07-18 23:03:22.566Z	148.148° SSE	2025-07-18 23:11:22.566Z	64.406° ENE	42.705°	2025-07-18 23:19:22.566Z	348.816° N
11 mins	2025-07-19 01:02:22.566Z	221.846° SW	2025-07-19 01:07:22.566Z	265.065° W	22.761°	2025-07-19 01:13:22.566Z	315.385° NNW
13 mins	2025-07-19 11:24:22.566Z	44.566° NE	2025-07-19 11:30:22.566Z	99.624° ESE	27.965°	2025-07-19 11:37:22.566Z	154.116° SSE
15 mins	2025-07-19 13:19:22.566Z	5.617° NNE	2025-07-19 13:26:22.566Z	282.834° WNW	40.514°	2025-07-19 13:34:22.566Z	218.052° SW
6 mins	2025-07-19 15:17:22.566Z	331.395° NNW	2025-07-19 15:19:22.566Z	317.113° NNW	12.882°	2025-07-19 15:23:22.566Z	289.431° WNW
14 mins	2025-07-19 22:38:22.566Z	131.948° SE	2025-07-19 22:45:22.566Z	60.407° ENE	36.614°	2025-07-19 22:52:22.566Z	355.578° N

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions

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