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

Unknown shape, 0.9 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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TLE from 5 hours ago

0 ECHO 1 DEB (METAL OBJ)
1    53U 60009E   26138.51932816 -.00000070  00000-0  14552-3 0  9996
2    53  47.2777  73.8479 0101010 347.8116  12.0233 12.17412477931814

Epoch: 2026-05-18T12:27Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-18T12:27:49.953Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

10.68329°

Altitude

1,525.233 km

Speed

7.139 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 55m 23s

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

02:39:37

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,685.524 km

Perigee altitude

1,524.251 km

Semi-major axis

7,983.024 km

Eccentricity

0.0101

Inclination

47.2777°

RAAN

73.8479°

Arg. of periapsis

347.8116°

True anomaly

12.26743°

Mean anomaly

12.0233°

Eccentric anomaly

12.14506°

Mean motion

3.04293 °/min

Orbital period

118.31 mins

BSTAR

0.00014552

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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.
10 mins	2026-05-18 20:27:22.751Z	159.62° S	2026-05-18 20:32:22.751Z	124.272° SE	17.7°	2026-05-18 20:37:22.751Z	89.585° E
17 mins	2026-05-18 22:28:22.751Z	218.93° SW	2026-05-18 22:36:22.751Z	126.888° SE	42.114°	2026-05-18 22:45:22.751Z	63.41° ENE
17 mins	2026-05-19 00:33:22.751Z	265.593° W	2026-05-19 00:41:22.751Z	351.479° N	42°	2026-05-19 00:50:22.751Z	65.134° ENE
17 mins	2026-05-19 02:39:22.751Z	293.062° NW	2026-05-19 02:47:22.751Z	7.508° NNE	40.619°	2026-05-19 02:56:22.751Z	86.696° E
18 mins	2026-05-19 04:44:22.751Z	297.694° NW	2026-05-19 04:53:22.751Z	192.188° SSW	44.771°	2026-05-19 05:02:22.751Z	126.456° SE
15 mins	2026-05-19 06:50:22.751Z	281.75° WNW	2026-05-19 06:57:22.751Z	230.923° WSW	26.6°	2026-05-19 07:05:22.751Z	175.868° S

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ECHO 1 DEB (METAL OBJ), 53

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-18T12:27:49.953Z)

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Other satellites on launch #9 in the year 1960 (1960-08-12 UTC)

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