ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B, 51851

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B, 51851 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Tue, 01 Mar 2022 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

51851, 2022-021B

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

19 hours ago

Origin

Lockheed Martin (US)

Manufacturer

LMSS Denver

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

CENTAUR SEC, RL10C-1

Mass

~2,020 kg wet, 2,020 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2022-03-01 (3 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 1 Nozzle, 11.7 m

Radar Cross Section

32.260 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 19 hours ago

0 ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B
1 51851U 22021B   25122.38039380 -.00000095  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 51851   7.5857 223.2458 4812330  36.0467 348.3853  1.85572450 21483

Epoch: 2025-05-02T09:07Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-02T09:07:46.024Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

-134.11783°

Altitude

9,073.539 km

Speed

6.111 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 53m 26s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

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Latitude

-3.34226°

Longitude

71.69601°

Altitude

34,498.586 km

Speed

2.292 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 11m 33s

Apparent Declination

-8° 37' 03"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:48:23

Azimuth

279.149° WNW

Elevation

-24.024°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,058.563 km

Perigee altitude

8,134.092 km

Semi-major axis

27,974.465 km

Eccentricity

0.481233

Inclination

7.5857°

RAAN

223.2458°

Arg. of periapsis

36.0467°

True anomaly

323.79513°

Mean anomaly

348.3853°

Eccentric anomaly

338.1019°

Mean motion

0.46387 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

776.07 mins

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ATLAS 5 CENTAUR 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.
648 mins	2025-05-03 11:12:36.470Z	237.603° WSW	2025-05-03 11:53:36.470Z	169.264° S	32.062°	2025-05-03 22:00:36.470Z	122.716° SE

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