DELTA 1 DEB, 7046

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DELTA 1 DEB, 7046 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

7046, 1973-086AN

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, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 DELTA 1 DEB
1 07046U 73086AN  26263.05688149 -.00000032  00000-0  11810-3 0  9991
2 07046 102.5126 284.9053 0057362 204.5942 177.7966 12.29405519365674

Epoch: 2026-09-20T01:21Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-20T01:21:54.560Z)

Latitude

21.86986°

Longitude

-99.61438°

Altitude

1,599.607 km

Speed

7.051 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 39m 16s

True Declination

21° 45' 50"

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

19:46:29

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,594.93 km

Perigee altitude

1,503.982 km

Semi-major axis

7,927.593 km

Eccentricity

0.00574

Inclination

102.5126°

RAAN

284.9053°

Arg. of periapsis

204.5942°

True anomaly

177.82169°

Mean anomaly

177.7966°

Eccentric anomaly

177.80916°

Mean motion

3.0749 °/min

Orbital period

117.08 mins

BSTAR

0.0001181

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DELTA 1 DEB, 9700 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB, 7197 (Decayed)

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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	2026-09-21 02:46:57.278Z	233.071° WSW	2026-09-21 02:49:57.278Z	262.565° W	28.836°	2026-09-21 02:56:57.278Z	318.121° NNW
12 mins	2026-09-21 13:04:57.278Z	49.286° ENE	2026-09-21 13:10:57.278Z	99.159° ESE	24.455°	2026-09-21 13:16:57.278Z	145.062° SSE
15 mins	2026-09-21 14:58:57.278Z	12.971° NNE	2026-09-21 15:05:57.278Z	294.299° NW	72.505°	2026-09-21 15:13:57.278Z	211.182° SW
8 mins	2026-09-21 16:55:57.278Z	339.031° N	2026-09-21 16:58:57.278Z	316.045° NNW	17.557°	2026-09-21 17:03:57.278Z	278.949° WNW
15 mins	2026-09-22 00:14:57.278Z	124.153° SE	2026-09-22 00:21:57.278Z	58.942° ENE	44.51°	2026-09-22 00:29:57.278Z	353.44° N
15 mins	2026-09-22 02:09:57.278Z	193.576° SSW	2026-09-22 02:16:57.278Z	265.945° W	45.705°	2026-09-22 02:24:57.278Z	329.929° NNW

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DELTA 1 DEB, 7046

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-20T01:21:54.560Z)

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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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