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

10 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 10 hours ago

0 DELTA 1 DEB
1 42659U 75052MU  25199.55497866  .00004891  00000-0  45631-3 0  9995
2 42659  98.1822 307.5092 0001325  50.8176  13.9600 14.94703018627755

Epoch: 2025-07-18T13:19Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T13:19:10.156Z)

Latitude

63.66399°

Longitude

154.32092°

Altitude

593.354 km

Speed

7.57 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 22m 52s

True Declination

63° 31' 25"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

52.65835°

Longitude

160.7255°

Altitude

590.951 km

Speed

7.57 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 54m 32s

Apparent Declination

10° 16' 26"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:42:01

Azimuth

32.426° NE

Elevation

-33.971°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

581.251 km

Perigee altitude

579.407 km

Semi-major axis

6,958.466 km

Eccentricity

0.00013

Inclination

98.1822°

RAAN

307.5092°

Arg. of periapsis

50.8176°

True anomaly

13.96366°

Mean anomaly

13.96°

Eccentric anomaly

13.96183°

Mean motion

3.73915 °/min

Orbital period

96.28 mins

BSTAR

0.00045631

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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.
7 mins	2025-07-19 06:49:29.909Z	145.83° SSE	2025-07-19 06:53:29.909Z	65.506° ENE	35.936°	2025-07-19 06:56:29.909Z	3.124° NNE
6 mins	2025-07-19 20:08:29.909Z	14.416° NNE	2025-07-19 20:10:29.909Z	24.584° NE	44.238°	2025-07-19 20:14:29.909Z	193.022° SSW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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