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	20 hours ago
Origin	NASA LaRC (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 20 hours ago

0 ECHO 1 DEB (METAL OBJ)
1 00053U 60009E   25081.91871603  .00000001  00000-0  83721-3 0  9999
2 00053  47.2771 294.3412 0098216 181.2773 178.7777 12.17374430880459

Epoch: 2025-03-22T22:02Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-22T22:02:57.065Z)

Latitude	0.00006°
Longitude	142.9466°
Altitude	1,682.59 km
Speed	7 km/s
True Right ascension	19h 37m 21s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	44.15579°
Longitude	-102.83286°
Altitude	1,586.836 km
Speed	7.09 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	06h 47m 52s
Apparent Declination	15° 53' 23"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	23:26:37
Azimuth	64.811° ENE
Elevation	-4.612°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	1,683.461 km
Perigee altitude	1,526.646 km
Semi-major axis	7,983.191 km
Eccentricity	0.0098216
Inclination	47.2771°
RAAN	294.3412°
Arg. of periapsis	181.2773°
True anomaly	178.80142°
Mean anomaly	178.7777°
Eccentric anomaly	178.78959°
Mean motion	3.04284 °/min
BSTAR	0.00083721
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.
18 mins	2025-03-23 20:03:07.807Z	280.898° WNW	2025-03-23 20:13:07.807Z	8.977° NNE	39.599°	2025-03-23 20:21:07.807Z	74.17° E
18 mins	2025-03-23 22:10:07.807Z	298.009° NW	2025-03-23 22:19:07.807Z	41.9° NE	43.859°	2025-03-23 22:28:07.807Z	108.548° ESE
16 mins	2025-03-24 00:16:07.807Z	289.524° WNW	2025-03-24 00:23:07.807Z	229.963° WSW	36.363°	2025-03-24 00:32:07.807Z	153.716° SSE
16 mins	2025-03-24 15:32:07.807Z	195.872° SSW	2025-03-24 15:40:07.807Z	133.396° SE	33.258°	2025-03-24 15:48:07.807Z	71.342° E
18 mins	2025-03-24 17:36:07.807Z	245.213° WSW	2025-03-24 17:45:07.807Z	10.744° NNE	44.638°	2025-03-24 17:54:07.807Z	62.07° ENE

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