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

21 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 21 hours ago

0 ECHO 1 DEB (METAL OBJ)
1 00053U 60009E   25181.49185254 -.00000091  00000-0 -51793-4 0  9999
2 00053  47.2792 347.1970 0100455 116.4020 244.7120 12.17386385892587

Epoch: 2025-06-30T11:48Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T11:48:16.059Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

-108.6708°

Altitude

1,639.068 km

Speed

7.038 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 08m 47s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-43.57358°

Longitude

129.59261°

Altitude

1,669.555 km

Speed

7.017 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 08m 47s

Apparent Declination

-53° 35' 17"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:29:44

Azimuth

230.653° WSW

Elevation

-51.176°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,685.196 km

Perigee altitude

1,524.807 km

Semi-major axis

7,983.138 km

Eccentricity

0.01005

Inclination

47.2792°

RAAN

347.197°

Arg. of periapsis

116.402°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

244.712°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.04287 °/min

Orbital period

118.31 mins

BSTAR

-0.000051793

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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.
11 mins	2025-07-01 11:32:32.751Z	162.176° S	2025-07-01 11:38:32.751Z	123.008° SE	16.9°	2025-07-01 11:43:32.751Z	89.703° E
17 mins	2025-07-01 13:33:32.751Z	217.674° SW	2025-07-01 13:41:32.751Z	153.096° SSE	41.433°	2025-07-01 13:50:32.751Z	64.757° ENE
16 mins	2025-07-01 15:39:32.751Z	264.004° W	2025-07-01 15:47:32.751Z	357.872° N	42.064°	2025-07-01 15:55:32.751Z	63.639° ENE
16 mins	2025-07-01 17:45:32.751Z	292.74° NW	2025-07-01 17:53:32.751Z	15.719° NNE	39.901°	2025-07-01 18:01:32.751Z	84.341° E
17 mins	2025-07-01 19:50:32.751Z	297.912° NW	2025-07-01 19:58:32.751Z	256.537° W	44.861°	2025-07-01 20:07:32.751Z	123.932° SE
14 mins	2025-07-01 21:56:32.751Z	280.511° WNW	2025-07-01 22:02:32.751Z	233.489° WSW	26.492°	2025-07-01 22:10:32.751Z	173.432° S

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