ATLAS 5 CENTAUR DEB, 52973
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ATLAS 5 CENTAUR DEB, 52973 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Wed, 17 Oct 2018 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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Edit Public Description
Identifier
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
ULA Decatur
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
Unknown
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Unknown
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown shape, 1.1 m
Radar Cross Section
RCS unknown
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 days ago
TLE from 6 days ago
0 ATLAS 5 CENTAUR DEB
1 52973U 18079GX 25281.70229228 -.00000045 00000-0 00000-0 0 9991
2 52973 12.3412 87.2511 4562740 207.4328 118.5735 1.71423145 26117Epoch: 2025-10-08T16:51Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-08T16:51:18.052Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
176.85097°
Altitude
32,837.668 km
Speed
2.61 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 48m 59s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
05:30:47
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,571.679 km
Perigee altitude
9,657.947 km
Semi-major axis
29,492.95 km
Eccentricity
0.45627
Inclination
12.3412°
RAAN
87.2511°
Arg. of periapsis
207.4328°
True anomaly
152.63395°
Mean anomaly
118.5735°
Eccentric anomaly
136.55173°
Mean motion
0.42851 °/min
Orbital period
840.11 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #79 in the year 2018 (2018-10-17 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.ATLAS 5 CENTAUR DEB 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. |
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| 672 mins | 2025-10-14 10:58:17.168Z | 212.328° SW | 2025-10-14 21:04:17.168Z | 205.821° SW | 34.786° | 2025-10-14 22:10:17.168Z | 133.328° SE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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