DELTA 1 R/B, 515

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DELTA 1 R/B, 515 is space debris originally from a launch on Thu, 13 Dec 1962 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

515, 1962-068B

Orbit

Active

Last TLE update

16 hours ago

Origin

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

ABL

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

ALTAIR, Unknown motor

Mass

24 kg wet, 24 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1962-12-13 (63 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 0.8 m

Radar Cross Section

0.687 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 16 hours ago

0 DELTA 1 R/B
1 00515U 62068B   25199.30425422 -.00000015  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 00515  47.5219  65.8140 2833034 233.4769  97.0639  7.79261129781826

Epoch: 2025-07-18T07:18Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T07:18:07.564Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

19.92485°

Altitude

5,514.086 km

Speed

5.473 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 23m 15s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

44.11404°

Longitude

81.33411°

Altitude

7,204.596 km

Speed

4.652 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 28m 22s

Apparent Declination

32° 33' 11"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:26:24

Azimuth

295.832° NW

Elevation

20.539°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

7,414.395 km

Perigee altitude

1,324.687 km

Semi-major axis

10,747.678 km

Eccentricity

0.2833

Inclination

47.5219°

RAAN

65.814°

Arg. of periapsis

233.4769°

True anomaly

126.58678°

Mean anomaly

97.0639°

Eccentric anomaly

112.10307°

Mean motion

1.94792 °/min

Orbital period

184.81 mins

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DELTA 1 R/B 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.
55 mins	2025-07-18 23:38:45.647Z	295.774° NW	2025-07-19 00:14:45.647Z	224.792° SW	44.999°	2025-07-19 00:33:45.647Z	124.512° SE
34 mins	2025-07-19 03:07:45.647Z	301.027° NW	2025-07-19 03:29:45.647Z	254.394° W	26.694°	2025-07-19 03:41:45.647Z	199.737° SSW
62 mins	2025-07-19 14:02:45.647Z	153.628° SSE	2025-07-19 14:30:45.647Z	103.257° ESE	26.533°	2025-07-19 15:04:45.647Z	59.055° ENE
84 mins	2025-07-19 17:10:45.647Z	217.09° SW	2025-07-19 17:50:45.647Z	137.416° SSE	44.524°	2025-07-19 18:34:45.647Z	60.884° ENE
79 mins	2025-07-19 20:37:45.647Z	267.361° W	2025-07-19 21:27:45.647Z	359.369° N	44.004°	2025-07-19 21:56:45.647Z	87.637° E

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