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

1 day 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 1 day ago

0 ECHO 1 DEB (METAL OBJ)
1 00051U 60009C   25181.00273542 -.00000121  00000-0 -35937-3 0  9997
2 00051  47.2146  59.1334 0106558 229.7645 129.3782 12.18361946888239

Epoch: 2025-06-30T00:03Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T00:03:56.34Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

139.8298°

Altitude

1,654.361 km

Speed

7.023 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 56m 32s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

25.51377°

Longitude

162.83789°

Altitude

1,681.389 km

Speed

7.001 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 13m 11s

Apparent Declination

-4° 00' 23"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:29:54

Azimuth

290.344° WNW

Elevation

-28.336°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,685.771 km

Perigee altitude

1,515.728 km

Semi-major axis

7,978.887 km

Eccentricity

0.01066

Inclination

47.2146°

RAAN

59.1334°

Arg. of periapsis

229.7645°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

129.3782°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.0453 °/min

Orbital period

118.22 mins

BSTAR

-0.00035937

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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.
19 mins	2025-07-01 00:10:11.693Z	297.667° NW	2025-07-01 00:19:11.693Z	357.291° N	44.416°	2025-07-01 00:29:11.693Z	112.666° SE
16 mins	2025-07-01 02:16:11.693Z	289.41° WNW	2025-07-01 02:24:11.693Z	224.712° SW	34.454°	2025-07-01 02:32:11.693Z	160.222° S
16 mins	2025-07-01 17:32:11.693Z	198.117° SSW	2025-07-01 17:39:11.693Z	140.688° SSE	35.377°	2025-07-01 17:48:11.693Z	68.895° E
19 mins	2025-07-01 19:35:11.693Z	248.603° W	2025-07-01 19:44:11.693Z	329.64° NNW	44.47°	2025-07-01 19:54:11.693Z	62.757° ENE
17 mins	2025-07-01 21:42:11.693Z	284.836° WNW	2025-07-01 21:50:11.693Z	355.142° N	40.049°	2025-07-01 21:59:11.693Z	75.721° E
5 mins	2025-07-01 23:48:11.693Z	298.455° NW	2025-07-01 23:53:11.693Z	308.904° NW	36.865°	2025-07-01 23:53:11.693Z	308.904° NW

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