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

7 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 (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 7 hours ago

0 DELTA 1 R/B
1   515U 62068B   25130.44034272 -.00000027  00000-0  00000+0 0  9999
2   515  47.4930 154.0960 2833762 149.7347 230.2734  7.79262264776704

Epoch: 2025-05-10T10:34Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-10T10:34:05.611Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

127.0905°

Altitude

6,706.531 km

Speed

4.883 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 16m 23s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

21.41161°

Longitude

-74.24693°

Altitude

1,323.182 km

Speed

8.153 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

18h 19m 57s

Apparent Declination

-9° 13' 57"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

02:04:59

Azimuth

280.069° WNW

Elevation

-25.971°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

7,415.169 km

Perigee altitude

1,323.9 km

Semi-major axis

10,747.671 km

Eccentricity

0.2833762

Inclination

47.493°

RAAN

154.096°

Arg. of periapsis

149.7347°

True anomaly

210.32482°

Mean anomaly

230.2734°

Eccentric anomaly

219.86604°

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.
54 mins	2025-05-11 01:44:20.904Z	189.428° SSW	2025-05-11 02:21:20.904Z	128.528° SE	34.889°	2025-05-11 02:38:20.904Z	68.024° E
43 mins	2025-05-11 05:10:20.904Z	240.413° WSW	2025-05-11 05:41:20.904Z	325.6° NNW	44.816°	2025-05-11 05:53:20.904Z	62.359° ENE
23 mins	2025-05-11 08:45:20.904Z	288.388° WNW	2025-05-11 09:00:20.904Z	15.134° NNE	41.97°	2025-05-11 09:08:20.904Z	91.358° ESE
13 mins	2025-05-11 12:07:20.904Z	290.175° WNW	2025-05-11 12:14:20.904Z	228.64° WSW	32.213°	2025-05-11 12:20:20.904Z	164.115° S

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