THORAD DELTA 1 DEB, 8168

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THORAD DELTA 1 DEB, 8168 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Fri, 15 Nov 1974 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

8168, 1974-089AJ

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

8 hours ago

Origin

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1974-11-15 (51 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

0.280 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 8 hours ago

0 THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
1 08168U 74089AJ  25199.63729669 -.00000016  00000-0  19041-3 0  9991
2 08168 101.9073 160.7165 0020647 198.1264 335.4650 12.52730798316776

Epoch: 2025-07-18T15:17Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T15:17:42.434Z)

Latitude

6.29728°

Longitude

175.9306°

Altitude

1,440.364 km

Speed

7.149 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 48m 10s

True Declination

6° 15' 47"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-13.59612°

Longitude

172.0192°

Altitude

1,442.297 km

Speed

7.147 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 03m 27s

Apparent Declination

-25° 34' 50"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:51:40

Azimuth

38.734° NE

Elevation

-72.479°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,466.81 km

Perigee altitude

1,434.482 km

Semi-major axis

7,828.783 km

Eccentricity

0.00206

Inclination

101.9073°

RAAN

160.7165°

Arg. of periapsis

198.1264°

True anomaly

335.36652°

Mean anomaly

335.465°

Eccentric anomaly

335.41578°

Mean motion

3.1333 °/min

Orbital period

114.89 mins

BSTAR

0.00019041

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THORAD 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.
4 mins	2025-07-19 08:21:07.990Z	74.811° E	2025-07-19 08:23:07.990Z	89.447° E	11.149°	2025-07-19 08:25:07.990Z	103.958° ESE
15 mins	2025-07-19 10:10:07.990Z	23.694° NE	2025-07-19 10:17:07.990Z	108.702° ESE	43.265°	2025-07-19 10:25:07.990Z	189.074° SSW
11 mins	2025-07-19 12:04:07.990Z	350.012° N	2025-07-19 12:09:07.990Z	305.045° NW	24.83°	2025-07-19 12:15:07.990Z	253.989° W
10 mins	2025-07-19 19:19:07.990Z	88.859° E	2025-07-19 19:24:07.990Z	47.006° ENE	19.882°	2025-07-19 19:29:07.990Z	8.827° NNE
15 mins	2025-07-19 21:08:07.990Z	159.638° S	2025-07-19 21:15:07.990Z	149.548° SSE	44.936°	2025-07-19 21:23:07.990Z	342.705° N

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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