DELTA 1 DEB, 7168

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DELTA 1 DEB, 7168 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

7168, 1973-086EG

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, 0.050 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 3 weeks ago

TLE from 3 weeks ago

0 DELTA 1 DEB
1  7168U 73086EG  26289.61626406  .00000466  00000-0  52112-2 0  9993
2  7168 102.3262  57.2536 0181679 279.0144  92.1377 12.11405725553186

Epoch: 2026-10-16T14:47Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-16T14:47:25.214Z)

Latitude

12.88865°

Longitude

167.41159°

Altitude

1,640.019 km

Speed

7.049 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 37m 36s

True Declination

12° 49' 20"

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

14:05:45

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,773.277 km

Perigee altitude

1,482.374 km

Semi-major axis

8,005.963 km

Eccentricity

0.01817

Inclination

102.3262°

RAAN

57.2536°

Arg. of periapsis

279.0144°

True anomaly

94.21592°

Mean anomaly

92.1377°

Eccentric anomaly

93.17704°

Mean motion

3.02986 °/min

Orbital period

118.82 mins

BSTAR

0.0052112

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

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DELTA 1 DEB, 7199 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB, 7047 (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.
18 mins	2026-11-05 20:56:17.793Z	25.957° NE	2026-11-05 21:05:17.793Z	95.479° ESE	54.319°	2026-11-05 21:14:17.793Z	178.351° S
15 mins	2026-11-05 22:54:17.793Z	2.237° NNE	2026-11-05 23:01:17.793Z	307.946° NW	39.09°	2026-11-05 23:09:17.793Z	240.327° WSW
12 mins	2026-11-06 06:24:17.793Z	91.335° ESE	2026-11-06 06:30:17.793Z	46.439° ENE	25.155°	2026-11-06 06:36:17.793Z	5.235° NNE
17 mins	2026-11-06 08:17:17.793Z	159.45° S	2026-11-06 08:25:17.793Z	336.763° NNW	86.422°	2026-11-06 08:34:17.793Z	342.017° N
12 mins	2026-11-06 10:17:17.793Z	231.9° WSW	2026-11-06 10:22:17.793Z	266.76° W	20.335°	2026-11-06 10:29:17.793Z	312.991° NW

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DELTA 1 DEB, 7168

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 3 weeks ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-16T14:47:25.214Z)

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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: 3 weeks ago