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 (66 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

DOME, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 ECHO 1 DEB (METAL OBJ)
1    51U 60009C   26253.42079350  .00000026  00000-0  10825-2 0  9995
2    51  47.2111 145.6113 0108504  89.4320 271.8900 12.18384555941563

Epoch: 2026-09-10T10:05Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-10T10:05:56.558Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

4.66688°

Altitude

1,597.881 km

Speed

7.072 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 42m 26s

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

15:25:42

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,687.224 km

Perigee altitude

1,514.078 km

Semi-major axis

7,978.788 km

Eccentricity

0.01085

Inclination

47.2111°

RAAN

145.6113°

Arg. of periapsis

89.432°

True anomaly

270.64685°

Mean anomaly

271.89°

Eccentric anomaly

271.26847°

Mean motion

3.04535 °/min

Orbital period

118.21 mins

BSTAR

0.0010825

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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) 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	2026-09-11 00:17:12.820Z	293.853° NW	2026-09-11 00:26:12.820Z	14.26° NNE	61.285°	2026-09-11 00:35:12.820Z	93.699° ESE
17 mins	2026-09-11 02:23:12.820Z	296.083° NW	2026-09-11 02:31:12.820Z	222.354° SW	70.499°	2026-09-11 02:40:12.820Z	135.091° SSE
11 mins	2026-09-11 04:30:12.820Z	269.362° W	2026-09-11 04:35:12.820Z	231.673° WSW	21.389°	2026-09-11 04:41:12.820Z	190.125° SSW
12 mins	2026-09-11 17:42:12.820Z	170.534° S	2026-09-11 17:48:12.820Z	126.368° SE	23.388°	2026-09-11 17:54:12.820Z	83.01° E
16 mins	2026-09-11 19:44:12.820Z	226.527° WSW	2026-09-11 19:52:12.820Z	125.267° SE	73.331°	2026-09-11 20:00:12.820Z	63.237° ENE
16 mins	2026-09-11 21:49:12.820Z	270.429° WNW	2026-09-11 21:57:12.820Z	351.254° N	59.979°	2026-09-11 22:05:12.820Z	65.373° ENE

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ECHO 1 DEB (METAL OBJ), 51

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-10T10:05:56.558Z)

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