DELTA 1 R/B, 979

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DELTA 1 R/B, 979 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Fri, 22 Jan 1965 UTC launched from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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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DELTA 1 R/B details

Identifier	979, 1965-004B
Orbit	SSO
Last TLE update	22 hours ago
Origin	GSFC (US)
Manufacturer	ABL
Mission	Spacecraft
Bus & Motor	ALTAIR, Unknown motor
Mass	60 kg wet, 60 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	1965-01-22 (60 years ago)
Launch vehicle	Unknown
Launch site	Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Cyl, 1.5 m
Radar Cross Section	0.687 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 22 hours ago

0 DELTA 1 R/B
1 00979U 65004B   25017.81749275  .00000291  00000-0  38777-3 0  9995
2 00979  96.4290 117.3914 1138477 304.1815  45.6356 12.15294887652959

Epoch: 2025-01-17T19:37Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-17T19:37:11.373Z)

Latitude	-0.00007°
Longitude	65.61834°
Altitude	1,039.309 km
Speed	7.592 km/s
True Right ascension	07h 49m 33s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	65.79235°
Longitude	-99.44502°
Altitude	2,521.198 km
Speed	6.311 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	03h 49m 59s
Apparent Declination	58° 45' 22"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	18:54:20
Azimuth	22.854° NE
Elevation	15.825°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	2,519.879 km
Perigee altitude	700.925 km
Semi-major axis	7,988.539 km
Eccentricity	0.1138477
Inclination	96.429°
RAAN	117.3914°
Arg. of periapsis	304.1815°
True anomaly	55.93139°
Mean anomaly	45.6356°
Eccentric anomaly	50.68206°
Mean motion	3.03978 °/min
BSTAR	0.00038777
Orbital period	118.43 mins

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DELTA 1 R/B 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.
23 mins	2025-01-18 18:01:13.916Z	22.905° NE	2025-01-18 18:12:13.916Z	86.836° E	36.831°	2025-01-18 18:24:13.916Z	161.933° S
24 mins	2025-01-18 19:57:13.916Z	3.05° NNE	2025-01-18 20:09:13.916Z	294.422° NW	40.528°	2025-01-18 20:21:13.916Z	217.758° SW
13 mins	2025-01-18 21:57:13.916Z	340.885° N	2025-01-18 22:03:13.916Z	312.33° NW	17.599°	2025-01-18 22:10:13.916Z	279.576° WNW
16 mins	2025-01-19 05:20:13.916Z	121.93° SE	2025-01-19 05:26:13.916Z	66.076° ENE	32.63°	2025-01-19 05:36:13.916Z	0.676° NNE
16 mins	2025-01-19 07:17:13.916Z	200.786° SSW	2025-01-19 07:23:13.916Z	271.114° WNW	37.759°	2025-01-19 07:33:13.916Z	341.514° N
17 mins	2025-01-19 17:44:13.916Z	25.545° NE	2025-01-19 17:55:13.916Z	87.477° E	33.365°	2025-01-19 18:01:13.916Z	133.829° SE

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