DELTA 1 DEB, 7072

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DELTA 1 DEB, 7072 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

7072, 1973-086BQ

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, 0.2 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago

0 DELTA 1 DEB
1 07072U 73086BQ  26128.67860475 -.00000014  00000-0  21604-3 0  9994
2 07072 101.8373  87.3429 0009854 287.7187 254.2584 12.42681095380403

Epoch: 2026-05-08T16:17Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-08T16:17:11.450Z)

Latitude

-1.94371°

Longitude

156.1327°

Altitude

1,500.203 km

Speed

7.113 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 47m 44s

True Declination

-1° 55' 59"

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

17:41:52

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,500.576 km

Perigee altitude

1,485.064 km

Semi-major axis

7,870.957 km

Eccentricity

0.00099

Inclination

101.8373°

RAAN

87.3429°

Arg. of periapsis

287.7187°

True anomaly

254.14975°

Mean anomaly

254.2584°

Eccentric anomaly

254.20407°

Mean motion

3.10815 °/min

Orbital period

115.82 mins

BSTAR

0.00021604

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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.
14 mins	2026-05-09 11:14:29.095Z	2.566° NNE	2026-05-09 11:21:29.095Z	294.005° NW	34.907°	2026-05-09 11:28:29.095Z	232.074° WSW
5 mins	2026-05-09 18:37:29.095Z	59.827° ENE	2026-05-09 18:39:29.095Z	44.71° NE	13.65°	2026-05-09 18:42:29.095Z	22.735° NE
15 mins	2026-05-09 20:24:29.095Z	140.764° SSE	2026-05-09 20:31:29.095Z	62.8° ENE	41.2°	2026-05-09 20:39:29.095Z	349.511° N
13 mins	2026-05-09 22:19:29.095Z	211.259° SW	2026-05-09 22:25:29.095Z	263.925° W	26.472°	2026-05-09 22:32:29.095Z	321.233° NNW
10 mins	2026-05-10 08:34:29.095Z	55.19° ENE	2026-05-10 08:39:29.095Z	96.344° ESE	19.622°	2026-05-10 08:44:29.095Z	134.949° SE

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DELTA 1 DEB, 7072

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-08T16:17:11.450Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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Last TLE update: 17 hours ago