DELTA 1 DEB, 42659

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DELTA 1 DEB, 42659 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

42659, 1975-052MU

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

11 hours 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 11 hours ago

0 DELTA 1 DEB
1 42659U 75052MU  25181.54437794  .00004110  00000-0  38627-3 0  9990
2 42659  98.1822 288.7382 0002256  80.2138 336.3400 14.94509902754179

Epoch: 2025-06-30T13:03Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T13:03:54.253Z)

Latitude

55.77412°

Longitude

161.77447°

Altitude

591.747 km

Speed

7.57 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 26m 24s

True Declination

55° 36' 37"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-45.29951°

Longitude

-177.31332°

Altitude

602.282 km

Speed

7.557 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 38m 52s

Apparent Declination

-45° 54' 58"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:28:08

Azimuth

115.796° SE

Elevation

-69.231°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

582.499 km

Perigee altitude

579.359 km

Semi-major axis

6,959.066 km

Eccentricity

0.00023

Inclination

98.1822°

RAAN

288.7382°

Arg. of periapsis

80.2138°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

336.34°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.73867 °/min

Orbital period

96.29 mins

BSTAR

0.00038627

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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.
6 mins	2025-07-01 06:37:25.540Z	134.521° SE	2025-07-01 06:40:25.540Z	76.432° E	30.926°	2025-07-01 06:43:25.540Z	10.366° NNE
6 mins	2025-07-01 19:55:25.540Z	22.017° NNE	2025-07-01 19:58:25.540Z	138.453° SSE	41.991°	2025-07-01 20:01:25.540Z	184.298° SSW

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