ECHO 1 DEB (METAL OBJ), 53

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ECHO 1 DEB (METAL OBJ), 53 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Fri, 12 Aug 1960 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

53, 1960-009E

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

Kaiser-Fleetwings

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

ECHO CANISTER, Unknown motor

Mass

5 kg wet, 5 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1960-08-12 (66 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

DOME, 0.9 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago

0 ECHO 1 DEB (METAL OBJ)
1 00053U 60009E   26258.77532085 -.00000064  00000-0  20766-3 0  9998
2 00053  47.2770  62.8875 0097956 344.1412  15.6318 12.17412865946468

Epoch: 2026-09-15T18:36Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-15T18:36:27.721Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

149.03554°

Altitude

1,528.813 km

Speed

7.136 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 11m 32s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

18:43:46

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,683.084 km

Perigee altitude

1,526.687 km

Semi-major axis

7,983.023 km

Eccentricity

0.0098

Inclination

47.277°

RAAN

62.8875°

Arg. of periapsis

344.1412°

True anomaly

15.93787°

Mean anomaly

15.6318°

Eccentric anomaly

15.78447°

Mean motion

3.04293 °/min

Orbital period

118.31 mins

BSTAR

0.00020766

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ECHO 1 DEB (METAL OBJ) 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.
14 mins	2026-09-18 11:43:13.078Z	181.644° SSW	2026-09-18 11:50:13.078Z	129.296° SE	28.449°	2026-09-18 11:57:13.078Z	77.463° E
17 mins	2026-09-18 13:46:13.078Z	233.623° WSW	2026-09-18 13:54:13.078Z	153.726° SSE	83.296°	2026-09-18 14:03:13.078Z	62.108° ENE
17 mins	2026-09-18 15:52:13.078Z	275.877° WNW	2026-09-18 16:00:13.078Z	358.191° N	58.283°	2026-09-18 16:09:13.078Z	69.236° E
18 mins	2026-09-18 17:58:13.078Z	297.108° NW	2026-09-18 18:06:13.078Z	15.175° NNE	64.59°	2026-09-18 18:16:13.078Z	97.6° ESE
18 mins	2026-09-18 20:03:13.078Z	295.356° NW	2026-09-18 20:11:13.078Z	230.169° WSW	66.161°	2026-09-18 20:21:13.078Z	138.727° SSE
11 mins	2026-09-18 22:10:13.078Z	270.026° WNW	2026-09-18 22:15:13.078Z	236.24° WSW	20.319°	2026-09-18 22:21:13.078Z	196.512° SSW

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ECHO 1 DEB (METAL OBJ), 53

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-15T18:36:27.721Z)

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