USA 142 DEB, 44436

Orbit data source: Space-Track

USA 142 DEB, 44436 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Fri, 09 Apr 1999 UTC launched from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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

44436, 1999-017H

Orbit

HEO

Country

Related business

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

TRW

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1999-04-09 (27 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 3 weeks ago

TLE from 3 weeks ago

0 USA 142 DEB
1 44436U 99017H   26152.38871643  .00000463  00000-0  46133-2 0  9995
2 44436  29.0239 233.8620 7172115 209.4406  76.7817  2.26948324 56884

Epoch: 2026-06-01T09:19Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-01T09:19:45.099Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

-155.88236°

Altitude

25,305.8 km

Speed

2.977 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 35m 43s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

21:31:04

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,630.22 km

Perigee altitude

539.753 km

Semi-major axis

24,463.123 km

Eccentricity

0.71721

Inclination

29.0239°

RAAN

233.862°

Arg. of periapsis

209.4406°

True anomaly

150.60686°

Mean anomaly

76.7817°

Eccentric anomaly

114.24916°

Mean motion

0.56725 °/min

Orbital period

634.64 mins

BSTAR

0.0046133

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USA 142 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.
391 mins	2026-06-23 00:33:03.437Z	91.408° ESE	2026-06-23 05:25:03.437Z	95.272° ESE	33.964°	2026-06-23 07:04:03.437Z	81.31° E

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USA 142 DEB, 44436

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-01T09:19:45.099Z)

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