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

Last TLE update

15 hours ago

Origin

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 (65 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

0.590 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 15 hours ago

0 ECHO 1 DEB (METAL OBJ)
1 00053U 60009E   25192.73778650 -.00000015  00000-0  68506-3 0  9990
2 00053  47.2788 312.5091 0100577 149.9554 210.7054 12.17386016893952

Epoch: 2025-07-11T17:42Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-11T17:42:24.753Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

117.02048°

Altitude

1,673.395 km

Speed

7.008 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 50m 02s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-40.28079°

Longitude

-13.76615°

Altitude

1,615.219 km

Speed

7.064 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 48m 39s

Apparent Declination

-42° 05' 18"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:10:02

Azimuth

255.283° W

Elevation

-71.333°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,685.295 km

Perigee altitude

1,524.711 km

Semi-major axis

7,983.14 km

Eccentricity

0.01006

Inclination

47.2788°

RAAN

312.5091°

Arg. of periapsis

149.9554°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

210.7054°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.04286 °/min

Orbital period

118.31 mins

BSTAR

0.00068506

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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.
16 mins	2025-07-12 09:34:29.692Z	191.481° SSW	2025-07-12 09:42:29.692Z	130.037° SE	30.679°	2025-07-12 09:50:29.692Z	71.666° E
17 mins	2025-07-12 11:38:29.692Z	241.37° WSW	2025-07-12 11:46:29.692Z	280.968° WNW	44.918°	2025-07-12 11:55:29.692Z	61.79° ENE
17 mins	2025-07-12 13:44:29.692Z	279.994° WNW	2025-07-12 13:52:29.692Z	353.133° N	39.8°	2025-07-12 14:01:29.692Z	72.215° E
17 mins	2025-07-12 15:50:29.692Z	297.764° NW	2025-07-12 15:58:29.692Z	11.561° NNE	43.016°	2025-07-12 16:07:29.692Z	102.65° ESE
15 mins	2025-07-12 17:56:29.692Z	291.049° WNW	2025-07-12 18:03:29.692Z	223.401° SW	39.269°	2025-07-12 18:11:29.692Z	148.708° SSE
6 mins	2025-07-12 20:04:29.692Z	254.141° W	2025-07-12 20:06:29.692Z	240.573° WSW	13.009°	2025-07-12 20:10:29.692Z	213.775° SW

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