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

12 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 12 hours ago

0 ECHO 1 DEB (METAL OBJ)
1 00051U 60009C   25199.45758310 -.00000107  00000-0 -21948-3 0  9997
2 00051  47.2158   2.0320 0106653 284.0187  74.8764 12.18362192890483

Epoch: 2025-07-18T10:58Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T10:58:55.179Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-99.20667°

Altitude

1,578.547 km

Speed

7.09 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 08m 07s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

17.18114°

Longitude

-84.2009°

Altitude

1,610.542 km

Speed

7.062 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 34m 54s

Apparent Declination

-7° 57' 28"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:42:50

Azimuth

336.5° NNW

Elevation

-55.988°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,685.846 km

Perigee altitude

1,515.651 km

Semi-major axis

7,978.885 km

Eccentricity

0.01067

Inclination

47.2158°

RAAN

2.032°

Arg. of periapsis

284.0187°

True anomaly

76.06026°

Mean anomaly

74.8764°

Eccentric anomaly

75.46793°

Mean motion

3.0453 °/min

Orbital period

118.22 mins

BSTAR

-0.00021948

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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	2025-07-19 12:41:19.473Z	200.95° SSW	2025-07-19 12:49:19.473Z	137.292° SSE	35.198°	2025-07-19 12:58:19.473Z	68.15° E
18 mins	2025-07-19 14:45:19.473Z	248.887° W	2025-07-19 14:54:19.473Z	349.263° N	44.421°	2025-07-19 15:03:19.473Z	62.23° ENE
17 mins	2025-07-19 16:52:19.473Z	285.58° WNW	2025-07-19 17:00:19.473Z	1.646° NNE	40.11°	2025-07-19 17:09:19.473Z	76.255° E
19 mins	2025-07-19 18:57:19.473Z	297.803° NW	2025-07-19 19:06:19.473Z	19.714° NNE	44.326°	2025-07-19 19:16:19.473Z	110.711° ESE
17 mins	2025-07-19 21:03:19.473Z	289.415° WNW	2025-07-19 21:11:19.473Z	221.564° SW	36.13°	2025-07-19 21:20:19.473Z	155.378° SSE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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