DELTA 1 DEB, 9568

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DELTA 1 DEB, 9568 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

9568, 1973-086FW

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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Last TLE update: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 DELTA 1 DEB
1 09568U 73086FW  26260.96891292  .00000423  00000-0  42656-2 0  9998
2 09568 101.4781  90.5057 0349987  17.6592 141.2346 12.08564748316194

Epoch: 2026-09-17T23:15Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-17T23:15:14.076Z)

Latitude

18.28722°

Longitude

-71.37183°

Altitude

1,867.375 km

Speed

6.858 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 17m 20s

True Declination

18° 11' 56"

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

01:23:22

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,920.958 km

Perigee altitude

1,359.687 km

Semi-major axis

8,018.459 km

Eccentricity

0.035

Inclination

101.4781°

RAAN

90.5057°

Arg. of periapsis

17.6592°

True anomaly

143.66208°

Mean anomaly

141.2346°

Eccentric anomaly

142.45654°

Mean motion

3.02278 °/min

Orbital period

119.1 mins

BSTAR

0.0042656

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

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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.
9 mins	2026-09-18 10:29:43.786Z	86.968° E	2026-09-18 10:34:43.786Z	46.64° ENE	17.901°	2026-09-18 10:38:43.786Z	15.293° NNE
14 mins	2026-09-18 12:23:43.786Z	157.249° SSE	2026-09-18 12:29:43.786Z	120.602° SE	80.972°	2026-09-18 12:37:43.786Z	344.523° N
8 mins	2026-09-18 14:24:43.786Z	241.045° WSW	2026-09-18 14:27:43.786Z	266.117° W	16.623°	2026-09-18 14:32:43.786Z	306.151° NW
17 mins	2026-09-19 00:50:43.786Z	33.207° NE	2026-09-19 00:57:43.786Z	94.399° ESE	48.157°	2026-09-19 01:07:43.786Z	172.481° S
16 mins	2026-09-19 02:47:43.786Z	1.142° NNE	2026-09-19 02:54:43.786Z	298.992° NW	46.076°	2026-09-19 03:03:43.786Z	230.923° WSW

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DELTA 1 DEB, 9568

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-17T23:15:14.076Z)

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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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Last TLE update: 9 hours ago