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

2 days 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 (62 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 1.5 m

Radar Cross Section

0.687 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago

0 DELTA 1 R/B
1   515U 62068B   25108.50977379 -.00000031  00000-0  00000+0 0  9990
2   515  47.4977 182.2244 2835750 123.0852 267.4442  7.79262940774996

Epoch: 2025-04-18T12:14Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-18T12:14:04.455Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

151.8395°

Altitude

5,311.242 km

Speed

5.579 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 08m 53s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

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Latitude

-32.04489°

Longitude

115.00473°

Altitude

7,355.947 km

Speed

4.581 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 00m 11s

Apparent Declination

-54° 42' 06"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

07:27:43

Azimuth

151.422° SSE

Elevation

-14.934°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

7,417.297 km

Perigee altitude

1,321.759 km

Semi-major axis

10,747.665 km

Eccentricity

0.283575

Inclination

47.4977°

RAAN

182.2244°

Arg. of periapsis

123.0852°

True anomaly

236.9791°

Mean anomaly

267.4442°

Eccentric anomaly

251.99243°

Mean motion

1.94792 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

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.
34 mins	2025-04-20 04:06:45.850Z	171.153° S	2025-04-20 04:27:45.850Z	130.528° SE	22.41°	2025-04-20 04:40:45.850Z	82.67° E
33 mins	2025-04-20 07:23:45.850Z	225.731° WSW	2025-04-20 07:46:45.850Z	143.422° SSE	44.274°	2025-04-20 07:56:45.850Z	62.388° ENE
18 mins	2025-04-20 10:51:45.850Z	279.352° WNW	2025-04-20 11:02:45.850Z	345.818° N	39.534°	2025-04-20 11:09:45.850Z	72.012° E
14 mins	2025-04-20 14:11:45.850Z	295.958° NW	2025-04-20 14:17:45.850Z	234.858° WSW	43.119°	2025-04-20 14:25:45.850Z	133.523° SE

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