DELTA 1 DEB, 7042

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DELTA 1 DEB, 7042 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

7042, 1973-086AJ

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

22 hours ago

Origin

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1973-11-06 (52 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 22 hours ago

0 DELTA 1 DEB
1  7042U 73086AJ  25126.18890640  .00001054  00000-0  13379-2 0  9994
2  7042 101.7479 299.7922 0317048 287.8930  68.7863 13.47601469507757

Epoch: 2025-05-06T04:32Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-06T04:32:01.512Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

7.49423°

Altitude

1,004.843 km

Speed

7.388 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 59m 10s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

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Latitude

-16.94318°

Longitude

-175.02457°

Altitude

1,074.446 km

Speed

7.321 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 55m 31s

Apparent Declination

-50° 12' 38"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:55:52

Azimuth

227.388° WSW

Elevation

-29.591°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,314.924 km

Perigee altitude

842.101 km

Semi-major axis

7,456.65 km

Eccentricity

0.0317048

Inclination

101.7479°

RAAN

299.7922°

Arg. of periapsis

287.893°

True anomaly

72.2204°

Mean anomaly

68.7863°

Eccentric anomaly

70.49864°

Mean motion

3.37076 °/min

BSTAR

0.0013379

Orbital period

106.8 mins

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DELTA 1 DEB, 7047 (Decayed)

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.
6 mins	2025-05-07 09:15:30.406Z	73.565° E	2025-05-07 09:18:30.406Z	47.769° ENE	13.692°	2025-05-07 09:21:30.406Z	22.757° NE
12 mins	2025-05-07 10:56:30.406Z	145.788° SSE	2025-05-07 11:02:30.406Z	46.468° ENE	42.073°	2025-05-07 11:08:30.406Z	349.108° N
8 mins	2025-05-07 12:44:30.406Z	231.532° WSW	2025-05-07 12:47:30.406Z	264.751° W	21.34°	2025-05-07 12:52:30.406Z	312.385° NW
12 mins	2025-05-07 23:55:30.406Z	33.099° NE	2025-05-08 00:01:30.406Z	105.048° ESE	36.747°	2025-05-08 00:07:30.406Z	172.037° S
12 mins	2025-05-08 01:40:30.406Z	357.46° N	2025-05-08 01:46:30.406Z	292.27° WNW	31.139°	2025-05-08 01:52:30.406Z	236.52° WSW

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