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   25114.81140689 -.00000065  00000-0  19897-3 0  9990
2 00051  47.2118 263.9479 0107394  33.5372 327.2158 12.18358621880166

Epoch: 2025-04-24T19:28Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-24T19:28:25.555Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

118.76393°

Altitude

1,528.158 km

Speed

7.135 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 35m 47s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

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Latitude

20.34509°

Longitude

-84.36084°

Altitude

1,635.317 km

Speed

7.041 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 31m 30s

Apparent Declination

-23° 40' 36"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

03:10:48

Azimuth

146.209° SSE

Elevation

18.451°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,686.453 km

Perigee altitude

1,515.076 km

Semi-major axis

7,978.902 km

Eccentricity

0.0107394

Inclination

47.2118°

RAAN

263.9479°

Arg. of periapsis

33.5372°

True anomaly

326.54185°

Mean anomaly

327.2158°

Eccentric anomaly

326.87959°

Mean motion

3.04529 °/min

BSTAR

0.00019897

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.
9 mins	2025-04-25 21:46:57.227Z	262.878° W	2025-04-25 21:50:57.227Z	235.919° WSW	16.094°	2025-04-25 21:55:57.227Z	203.597° SW
13 mins	2025-04-26 10:57:57.227Z	178.639° S	2025-04-26 11:03:57.227Z	128.939° SE	26.069°	2025-04-26 11:10:57.227Z	76.396° E
17 mins	2025-04-26 12:59:57.227Z	235.417° WSW	2025-04-26 13:07:57.227Z	122.933° SE	44.872°	2025-04-26 13:16:57.227Z	62.242° ENE
16 mins	2025-04-26 15:05:57.227Z	277.535° WNW	2025-04-26 15:12:57.227Z	343.897° N	40.059°	2025-04-26 15:21:57.227Z	69.351° E
16 mins	2025-04-26 17:11:57.227Z	298.087° NW	2025-04-26 17:18:57.227Z	4.082° NNE	42.152°	2025-04-26 17:27:57.227Z	97.466° ESE
17 mins	2025-04-26 19:16:57.227Z	293.407° NW	2025-04-26 19:23:57.227Z	232.115° WSW	41.579°	2025-04-26 19:33:57.227Z	140.476° SSE

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