DELTA 1 R/B, 50

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DELTA 1 R/B, 50 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Fri, 12 Aug 1960 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

50, 1960-009B

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

12 hours ago

Origin

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

ABL

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

ALTAIR, Unknown motor

Mass

24 kg wet, 24 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1960-08-12 (65 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 1.5 m

Radar Cross Section

0.687 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 12 hours ago

0 DELTA 1 R/B
1 00050U 60009B   25128.85784794 -.00000064  00000-0  19342-3 0  9993
2 00050  47.2332 336.7366 0113222 249.8207 109.0374 12.20155066888337

Epoch: 2025-05-08T20:35Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T20:35:18.062Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

160.98901°

Altitude

1,622.42 km

Speed

7.047 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 26m 56s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

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Latitude

2.04244°

Longitude

161.34275°

Altitude

1,624.109 km

Speed

7.046 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 35m 34s

Apparent Declination

-22° 10' 17"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:32:59

Azimuth

89.033° E

Elevation

-37.17°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,683.18 km

Perigee altitude

1,502.68 km

Semi-major axis

7,971.067 km

Eccentricity

0.0113222

Inclination

47.2332°

RAAN

336.7366°

Arg. of periapsis

249.8207°

True anomaly

110.25814°

Mean anomaly

109.0374°

Eccentric anomaly

109.64834°

Mean motion

3.04978 °/min

BSTAR

0.00019342

Orbital period

118.04 mins

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Other satellites on launch #9 in the year 1960 (1960-08-12 UTC)

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ECHO 1 DEB (METAL OBJ), 53

DELTA 1 R/B 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.
11 mins	2025-05-09 14:22:50.270Z	160.896° S	2025-05-09 14:28:50.270Z	121.638° SE	17.754°	2025-05-09 14:33:50.270Z	89.333° E
17 mins	2025-05-09 16:23:50.270Z	216.848° SW	2025-05-09 16:31:50.270Z	143.229° SSE	41.865°	2025-05-09 16:40:50.270Z	64.742° ENE
18 mins	2025-05-09 18:28:50.270Z	263.282° W	2025-05-09 18:36:50.270Z	338.595° N	42.584°	2025-05-09 18:46:50.270Z	65.323° ENE
18 mins	2025-05-09 20:34:50.270Z	291.907° WNW	2025-05-09 20:42:50.270Z	1.037° NNE	40.59°	2025-05-09 20:52:50.270Z	86.564° E
18 mins	2025-05-09 22:39:50.270Z	297.812° NW	2025-05-09 22:48:50.270Z	187.776° SSW	44.916°	2025-05-09 22:57:50.270Z	124.172° SE
14 mins	2025-05-10 00:45:50.270Z	281.754° WNW	2025-05-10 00:52:50.270Z	228.226° WSW	27.528°	2025-05-10 00:59:50.270Z	176.157° S

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