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 (65 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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Last TLE update: 16 hours ago

TLE from 16 hours ago

0 ECHO 1 DEB (METAL OBJ)
1    53U 60009E   25307.98888755 -.00000016  00000-0  68177-3 0  9998
2    53  47.2785 317.0016 0097725 131.0804 229.8476 12.17393093907998

Epoch: 2025-11-03T23:43Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-03T23:43:59.884Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

-82.48024°

Altitude

1,654.872 km

Speed

7.024 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 08m 00s

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

11:21:19

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,682.987 km

Perigee altitude

1,526.957 km

Semi-major axis

7,983.109 km

Eccentricity

0.00977

Inclination

47.2785°

RAAN

317.0016°

Arg. of periapsis

131.0804°

True anomaly

228.99839°

Mean anomaly

229.8476°

Eccentric anomaly

229.42232°

Mean motion

3.04288 °/min

Orbital period

118.31 mins

BSTAR

0.00068177

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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.
13 mins	2025-11-05 01:26:17.915Z	170.699° S	2025-11-05 01:33:17.915Z	123.265° SE	20.399°	2025-11-05 01:39:17.915Z	82.923° E
17 mins	2025-11-05 03:28:17.915Z	223.693° SW	2025-11-05 03:36:17.915Z	161.409° S	43.123°	2025-11-05 03:45:17.915Z	63.721° ENE
17 mins	2025-11-05 05:34:17.915Z	268.335° W	2025-11-05 05:42:17.915Z	352.083° N	41.427°	2025-11-05 05:51:17.915Z	66.286° ENE
17 mins	2025-11-05 07:40:17.915Z	294.17° NW	2025-11-05 07:48:17.915Z	11.636° NNE	40.616°	2025-11-05 07:57:17.915Z	89.673° E
16 mins	2025-11-05 09:46:17.915Z	296.661° NW	2025-11-05 09:53:17.915Z	241.518° WSW	44.224°	2025-11-05 10:02:17.915Z	129.722° SE
12 mins	2025-11-05 11:52:17.915Z	273.654° WNW	2025-11-05 11:57:17.915Z	234.643° WSW	23.023°	2025-11-05 12:04:17.915Z	182.77° SSW

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ECHO 1 DEB (METAL OBJ), 53

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 16 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-03T23:43:59.884Z)

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