ECHO 1 DEB (METAL OBJ), 51

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ECHO 1 DEB (METAL OBJ), 51 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

51, 1960-009C

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

Kaiser-Fleetwings

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

ECHO CANISTER, Unknown motor

Mass

5 kg wet, 5 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

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

0.600 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 18 hours ago

TLE from 18 hours ago

0 ECHO 1 DEB (METAL OBJ)
1 00051U 60009C   25260.07215014  .00000043  00000-0  12498-2 0  9999
2 00051  47.2112 174.4738 0107813 103.2819 258.0019 12.18367442897875

Epoch: 2025-09-17T01:43Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T01:43:53.772Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

152.24641°

Altitude

1,618.635 km

Speed

7.054 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 37m 53s

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

12:40:01

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,686.749 km

Perigee altitude

1,514.704 km

Semi-major axis

7,978.863 km

Eccentricity

0.01078

Inclination

47.2112°

RAAN

174.4738°

Arg. of periapsis

103.2819°

True anomaly

256.79691°

Mean anomaly

258.0019°

Eccentric anomaly

257.39906°

Mean motion

3.04531 °/min

Orbital period

118.21 mins

BSTAR

0.0012498

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ECHO 1 DEB (METAL OBJ) 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.
18 mins	2025-09-17 21:34:30.096Z	232.772° WSW	2025-09-17 21:43:30.096Z	179.41° S	44.535°	2025-09-17 21:52:30.096Z	62.551° ENE
16 mins	2025-09-17 23:41:30.096Z	274.388° WNW	2025-09-17 23:49:30.096Z	356.111° N	40.327°	2025-09-17 23:57:30.096Z	67.474° ENE
16 mins	2025-09-18 01:47:30.096Z	296.58° NW	2025-09-18 01:55:30.096Z	21.966° NNE	41.658°	2025-09-18 02:03:30.096Z	94.638° ESE
17 mins	2025-09-18 03:52:30.096Z	294.983° NW	2025-09-18 04:00:30.096Z	211.49° SW	42.48°	2025-09-18 04:09:30.096Z	137.598° SSE
10 mins	2025-09-18 05:59:30.096Z	266.503° W	2025-09-18 06:03:30.096Z	237.422° WSW	18.124°	2025-09-18 06:09:30.096Z	195.313° SSW
12 mins	2025-09-18 19:11:30.096Z	170.788° S	2025-09-18 19:16:30.096Z	133.044° SE	23.322°	2025-09-18 19:23:30.096Z	80.774° E

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ECHO 1 DEB (METAL OBJ), 51

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 18 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T01:43:53.772Z)

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