DELTA 1 DEB, 7012

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DELTA 1 DEB, 7012 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Tue, 06 Nov 1973 UTC launched from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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

7012, 1973-086C

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1973-11-06 (53 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 DELTA 1 DEB
1  7012U 73086C   26261.63504419  .00000041  00000-0  57809-3 0  9990
2  7012 101.7762 217.5605 0059713 308.4940 226.8414 12.47743867406124

Epoch: 2026-09-18T15:14Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-18T15:14:27.818Z)

Latitude

4.97589°

Longitude

172.42444°

Altitude

1,508.233 km

Speed

7.096 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 34m 22s

True Declination

4° 56' 57"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

20:22:14

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,518.37 km

Perigee altitude

1,424.625 km

Semi-major axis

7,849.634 km

Eccentricity

0.00597

Inclination

101.7762°

RAAN

217.5605°

Arg. of periapsis

308.494°

True anomaly

226.3448°

Mean anomaly

226.8414°

Eccentric anomaly

226.59285°

Mean motion

3.12082 °/min

Orbital period

115.35 mins

BSTAR

0.00057809

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DELTA 1 DEB 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	2026-09-19 08:18:28.543Z	55.158° ENE	2026-09-19 08:23:28.543Z	92.382° ESE	17.247°	2026-09-19 08:28:28.543Z	128.635° SE
15 mins	2026-09-19 10:10:28.543Z	18.376° NNE	2026-09-19 10:17:28.543Z	91.413° ESE	87.055°	2026-09-19 10:25:28.543Z	198.209° SSW
11 mins	2026-09-19 12:04:28.543Z	349.328° N	2026-09-19 12:09:28.543Z	309.954° NW	23.079°	2026-09-19 12:15:28.543Z	263.02° W
11 mins	2026-09-19 19:20:28.543Z	100.236° ESE	2026-09-19 19:25:28.543Z	56.655° ENE	27.162°	2026-09-19 19:31:28.543Z	6.415° NNE
15 mins	2026-09-19 21:11:28.543Z	171.582° S	2026-09-19 21:18:28.543Z	273.369° WNW	71.986°	2026-09-19 21:26:28.543Z	338.938° N
4 mins	2026-09-19 23:11:28.543Z	262.95° W	2026-09-19 23:12:28.543Z	270.361° WNW	12.343°	2026-09-19 23:15:28.543Z	292.047° WNW

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DELTA 1 DEB, 7012

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-18T15:14:27.818Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #86 in the year 1973 (1973-11-06 UTC)

DELTA 1 DEB Visibility forecast

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Last TLE update: 12 hours ago