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

Unknown shape, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 ECHO 1 DEB (METAL OBJ)
1 00051U 60009C   26080.60280385 -.00000109  00000-0 -24297-3 0  9998
2 00051  47.2147 320.3755 0108510 297.1424  61.8334 12.18377545920494

Epoch: 2026-03-21T14:28Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-21T14:28:02.252Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-75.75505°

Altitude

1,559.704 km

Speed

7.106 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 21m 30s

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

06:29:28

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,687.26 km

Perigee altitude

1,514.103 km

Semi-major axis

7,978.819 km

Eccentricity

0.01085

Inclination

47.2147°

RAAN

320.3755°

Arg. of periapsis

297.1424°

True anomaly

62.93658°

Mean anomaly

61.8334°

Eccentric anomaly

62.38429°

Mean motion

3.04534 °/min

Orbital period

118.21 mins

BSTAR

-0.00024297

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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	2026-03-22 02:54:39.227Z	285.741° WNW	2026-03-22 03:02:39.227Z	226.646° WSW	29.466°	2026-03-22 03:10:39.227Z	170.325° S
7 mins	2026-03-22 16:11:39.227Z	141.482° SSE	2026-03-22 16:14:39.227Z	121.472° SE	14.043°	2026-03-22 16:18:39.227Z	95.936° ESE
17 mins	2026-03-22 18:09:39.227Z	211.601° SW	2026-03-22 18:17:39.227Z	143.48° SSE	39.716°	2026-03-22 18:26:39.227Z	65.976° ENE
18 mins	2026-03-22 20:14:39.227Z	258.477° W	2026-03-22 20:22:39.227Z	332.902° NNW	43.24°	2026-03-22 20:32:39.227Z	64.151° ENE
18 mins	2026-03-22 22:20:39.227Z	289.242° WNW	2026-03-22 22:28:39.227Z	355.032° N	40.208°	2026-03-22 22:38:39.227Z	82.885° E
18 mins	2026-03-23 00:26:39.227Z	298.247° NW	2026-03-23 00:34:39.227Z	320.413° NNW	44.865°	2026-03-23 00:44:39.227Z	119.376° SE

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ECHO 1 DEB (METAL OBJ), 51

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-21T14:28:02.252Z)

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