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

Last TLE update

23 hours ago

Origin

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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TLE from 23 hours ago

0 ECHO 1 DEB (METAL OBJ)
1 00051U 60009C   25128.34514731 -.00000170  00000-0 -81573-3 0  9994
2 00051  47.2113 222.0707 0106832  73.8303 287.4213 12.18358825881816

Epoch: 2025-05-08T08:17Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T08:17:00.727Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-128.5993°

Altitude

1,575.226 km

Speed

7.093 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 48m 16s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

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Latitude

-39.05953°

Longitude

-179.98382°

Altitude

1,672.37 km

Speed

7.011 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 16m 24s

Apparent Declination

-56° 06' 48"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:43:56

Azimuth

225.787° WSW

Elevation

-43.795°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,686.004 km

Perigee altitude

1,515.524 km

Semi-major axis

7,978.901 km

Eccentricity

0.0106832

Inclination

47.2113°

RAAN

222.0707°

Arg. of periapsis

73.8303°

True anomaly

286.24864°

Mean anomaly

287.4213°

Eccentric anomaly

286.83543°

Mean motion

3.04529 °/min

BSTAR

-0.00081573

Orbital period

118.22 mins

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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.
16 mins	2025-05-09 08:00:55.238Z	200.899° SSW	2025-05-09 08:08:55.238Z	138.15° SSE	33.864°	2025-05-09 08:16:55.238Z	70.424° E
16 mins	2025-05-09 10:05:55.238Z	248.886° W	2025-05-09 10:13:55.238Z	2.4° NNE	44.324°	2025-05-09 10:21:55.238Z	61.818° ENE
16 mins	2025-05-09 12:11:55.238Z	285.581° WNW	2025-05-09 12:18:55.238Z	350.163° N	39.261°	2025-05-09 12:27:55.238Z	75.439° E
16 mins	2025-05-09 14:17:55.238Z	299.337° NW	2025-05-09 14:24:55.238Z	9.791° NNE	44.031°	2025-05-09 14:33:55.238Z	108.938° ESE
15 mins	2025-05-09 16:22:55.238Z	287.44° WNW	2025-05-09 16:29:55.238Z	220.294° SW	35.874°	2025-05-09 16:37:55.238Z	155.828° SSE

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