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

23 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 23 hours ago

0 ECHO 1 DEB (METAL OBJ)
1 00053U 60009E   25128.38053675 -.00000013  00000-0  70029-3 0  9994
2 00053  47.2745 151.0248 0100180 318.1840  41.1327 12.17382301886115

Epoch: 2025-05-08T09:07Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T09:07:58.375Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

147.57968°

Altitude

1,544.307 km

Speed

7.122 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 04m 05s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

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Latitude

-41.47773°

Longitude

18.96572°

Altitude

1,598.538 km

Speed

7.079 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 45m 04s

Apparent Declination

-42° 33' 32"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:18:04

Azimuth

106.203° ESE

Elevation

-72.374°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,684.995 km

Perigee altitude

1,525.044 km

Semi-major axis

7,983.157 km

Eccentricity

0.010018

Inclination

47.2745°

RAAN

151.0248°

Arg. of periapsis

318.184°

True anomaly

41.89501°

Mean anomaly

41.1327°

Eccentric anomaly

41.51314°

Mean motion

3.04285 °/min

BSTAR

0.00070029

Orbital period

118.31 mins

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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.
19 mins	2025-05-09 09:12:57.490Z	296.361° NW	2025-05-09 09:21:57.490Z	7.368° NNE	43.056°	2025-05-09 09:31:57.490Z	102.539° ESE
18 mins	2025-05-09 11:18:57.490Z	293.719° NW	2025-05-09 11:27:57.490Z	209.706° SW	40.186°	2025-05-09 11:36:57.490Z	145.634° SSE
9 mins	2025-05-09 13:26:57.490Z	263.313° W	2025-05-09 13:30:57.490Z	237.802° WSW	15.397°	2025-05-09 13:35:57.490Z	206.545° SW
15 mins	2025-05-10 02:36:57.490Z	185.473° SSW	2025-05-10 02:43:57.490Z	130.405° SE	28.386°	2025-05-10 02:51:57.490Z	72.841° E
18 mins	2025-05-10 04:39:57.490Z	238.051° WSW	2025-05-10 04:47:57.490Z	218.119° SW	44.952°	2025-05-10 04:57:57.490Z	62.064° ENE
17 mins	2025-05-10 06:45:57.490Z	278.091° WNW	2025-05-10 06:53:57.490Z	351.77° N	40.309°	2025-05-10 07:02:57.490Z	70.373° E

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