DELTA 1 DEB, 42648

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DELTA 1 DEB, 42648 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

42648, 1975-052MH

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

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 shape, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 DELTA 1 DEB
1 42648U 75052MH  25334.54827848  .00008127  00000-0  10527-1 0  9990
2 42648 100.3641  68.7437 0215334 238.2995 119.6985 13.53283818585528

Epoch: 2025-11-30T13:09Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-30T13:09:31.260Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

161.7029°

Altitude

1,144.899 km

Speed

7.24 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 34m 58s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

12:45:16

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,217.647 km

Perigee altitude

897.416 km

Semi-major axis

7,435.669 km

Eccentricity

0.02153

Inclination

100.3641°

RAAN

68.7437°

Arg. of periapsis

238.2995°

True anomaly

121.81322°

Mean anomaly

119.6985°

Eccentric anomaly

120.75872°

Mean motion

3.38503 °/min

Orbital period

106.35 mins

BSTAR

0.010527

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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.
9 mins	2025-12-01 18:11:50.868Z	47.736° ENE	2025-12-01 18:15:50.868Z	89.886° E	22.183°	2025-12-01 18:20:50.868Z	144.156° SSE
11 mins	2025-12-01 19:55:50.868Z	4.854° NNE	2025-12-01 20:00:50.868Z	307.954° NW	39.387°	2025-12-01 20:06:50.868Z	217.256° SW
6 mins	2025-12-02 04:24:50.868Z	74.398° E	2025-12-02 04:26:50.868Z	56.233° ENE	15.447°	2025-12-02 04:30:50.868Z	21.52° NNE
13 mins	2025-12-02 06:04:50.868Z	154.676° SSE	2025-12-02 06:10:50.868Z	64.133° ENE	44.247°	2025-12-02 06:17:50.868Z	347.588° N
8 mins	2025-12-02 07:52:50.868Z	236.05° WSW	2025-12-02 07:55:50.868Z	265.156° W	18.789°	2025-12-02 08:00:50.868Z	310.474° NW

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DELTA 1 DEB, 42648

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-30T13:09:31.260Z)

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