DELTA 1 DEB, 42642

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DELTA 1 DEB, 42642 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Thu, 12 Jun 1975 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

42642, 1975-052MB

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

3 days ago

Origin

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1975-06-12 (50 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 3 days ago

0 DELTA 1 DEB
1 42642U 75052MB  25180.00696587  .00000065  00000-0  22081-3 0  9991
2 42642  99.8859 286.4056 0076931 136.2506 224.4747 13.31373915564065

Epoch: 2025-06-29T00:10Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-29T00:10:01.851Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

6.56058°

Altitude

1,185.843 km

Speed

7.241 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 05m 37s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

75.51252°

Longitude

-128.24312°

Altitude

1,103.182 km

Speed

7.332 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 30m 22s

Apparent Declination

30° 58' 59"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:06:33

Azimuth

341.351° N

Elevation

-16.483°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,196.751 km

Perigee altitude

1,081.092 km

Semi-major axis

7,517.058 km

Eccentricity

0.00769

Inclination

99.8859°

RAAN

286.4056°

Arg. of periapsis

136.2506°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

224.4747°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.33021 °/min

Orbital period

108.1 mins

BSTAR

0.00022081

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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.
11 mins	2025-07-02 05:51:09.168Z	121.445° SE	2025-07-02 05:57:09.168Z	57.945° ENE	27.668°	2025-07-02 06:02:09.168Z	6.397° NNE
11 mins	2025-07-02 07:38:09.168Z	193.265° SSW	2025-07-02 07:43:09.168Z	260.608° W	36.273°	2025-07-02 07:49:09.168Z	331.48° NNW
9 mins	2025-07-02 18:59:09.168Z	48.459° ENE	2025-07-02 19:03:09.168Z	97.902° ESE	25.731°	2025-07-02 19:08:09.168Z	151.421° SSE
10 mins	2025-07-02 20:45:09.168Z	357.386° N	2025-07-02 20:50:09.168Z	281.919° WNW	35.911°	2025-07-02 20:55:09.168Z	224.164° SW

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