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 (52 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

Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 DELTA 1 DEB
1  9568U 73086FW  25354.10274749 -.00000358  00000-0 -30083-2 0  9999
2  9568 101.4893 208.3900 0341949 145.2388   8.9399 12.08402311283350

Epoch: 2025-12-20T02:27Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-20T02:27:57.383Z)

Latitude

24.67514°

Longitude

-92.20214°

Altitude

1,375.338 km

Speed

7.293 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 14m 53s

True Declination

24° 33' 19"

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

09:26:43

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,915.257 km

Perigee altitude

1,366.827 km

Semi-major axis

8,019.179 km

Eccentricity

0.03419

Inclination

101.4893°

RAAN

208.39°

Arg. of periapsis

145.2388°

True anomaly

9.5756°

Mean anomaly

8.9399°

Eccentric anomaly

9.255°

Mean motion

3.02237 °/min

Orbital period

119.11 mins

BSTAR

-0.0030083

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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.
8 mins	2025-12-20 11:48:08.669Z	75.633° E	2025-12-20 11:52:08.669Z	49.145° ENE	14.614°	2025-12-20 11:56:08.669Z	20.847° NNE
17 mins	2025-12-20 13:39:08.669Z	143.555° SSE	2025-12-20 13:48:08.669Z	53.88° ENE	41.777°	2025-12-20 13:56:08.669Z	349.636° N
14 mins	2025-12-20 15:38:08.669Z	210.813° SW	2025-12-20 15:45:08.669Z	265.655° W	27.494°	2025-12-20 15:52:08.669Z	320.218° NNW
10 mins	2025-12-21 02:10:08.669Z	50.678° ENE	2025-12-21 02:15:08.669Z	101.52° ESE	24.631°	2025-12-21 02:20:08.669Z	146.451° SSE
13 mins	2025-12-21 04:06:08.669Z	5.434° NNE	2025-12-21 04:12:08.669Z	292.601° NW	39.91°	2025-12-21 04:19:08.669Z	219.499° SW

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DELTA 1 DEB, 9568

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-20T02:27:57.383Z)

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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: 8 hours ago