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

6 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 6 hours ago

0 ECHO 1 DEB (METAL OBJ)
1 00051U 60009C   25181.90496733 -.00000118  00000-0 -32526-3 0  9992
2 00051  47.2147  56.3418 0106567 232.4174 126.6898 12.18361881888348

Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:43Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:43:09.177Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

171.34545°

Altitude

1,651.266 km

Speed

7.025 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 45m 22s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

46.80372°

Longitude

-110.6606°

Altitude

1,678.355 km

Speed

7.008 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 31m 07s

Apparent Declination

12° 26' 28"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:42:24

Azimuth

313.836° NW

Elevation

-24.632°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,685.778 km

Perigee altitude

1,515.721 km

Semi-major axis

7,978.887 km

Eccentricity

0.01066

Inclination

47.2147°

RAAN

56.3418°

Arg. of periapsis

232.4174°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

126.6898°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.0453 °/min

Orbital period

118.22 mins

BSTAR

-0.00032526

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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.
17 mins	2025-07-01 17:30:59.828Z	201.602° SSW	2025-07-01 17:39:59.828Z	128.724° SE	35.355°	2025-07-01 17:47:59.828Z	69.395° E
18 mins	2025-07-01 19:35:59.828Z	249.249° W	2025-07-01 19:43:59.828Z	316.433° NNW	44.415°	2025-07-01 19:53:59.828Z	62.613° ENE
18 mins	2025-07-01 21:41:59.828Z	284.38° WNW	2025-07-01 21:49:59.828Z	350.828° N	39.975°	2025-07-01 21:59:59.828Z	77.299° E
18 mins	2025-07-01 23:47:59.828Z	298.261° NW	2025-07-01 23:56:59.828Z	51.989° ENE	44.094°	2025-07-02 00:05:59.828Z	110.334° ESE
17 mins	2025-07-02 01:52:59.828Z	290.675° WNW	2025-07-02 02:00:59.828Z	227.191° WSW	35.812°	2025-07-02 02:09:59.828Z	155.617° SSE

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