DECAYED

TRANSIT 18 DEB, 42668 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TRANSIT 18 DEB, 42668 was space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Sat, 02 Mar 1968 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

42668, 1968-012G

Orbit

Decayed

Last TLE update

4 months ago

Origin

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Decayed spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1968-03-02 (57 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 4 months ago

0 TRANSIT 18 DEB
1 42668U 68012G   24365.70393660  .05727776  00000-0  13490+0 0  9994
2 42668  89.9321 267.4288 0031010 122.1948 238.2321 15.37151820560420

Epoch: 2024-12-30T16:53Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-30T16:53:40.122Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-85.61048°

Altitude

468.963 km

Speed

7.625 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 49m 42s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization observer readout

No trajectory is available.

Visualization observer readout

No trajectory is available.

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

472.497 km

Perigee altitude

430.141 km

Semi-major axis

6,829.456 km

Eccentricity

0.003101

Inclination

89.9321°

RAAN

267.4288°

Arg. of periapsis

122.1948°

True anomaly

237.9306°

Mean anomaly

238.2321°

Eccentric anomaly

238.08129°

Mean motion

3.8456 °/min

BSTAR

0.1349

Orbital period

93.61 mins

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TRANSIT 18 DEB, 35416

TRANSIT 18 DEB Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

This satellite is decayed

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