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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Identifier

979, 1965-004B

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

14 hours ago

Origin

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (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 14 hours ago

0 DELTA 1 R/B
1 00979U 65004B   25181.47174146  .00000004  00000-0  31566-4 0  9990
2 00979  96.4049 202.3007 1138312 307.9021  42.4313 12.15397116672833

Epoch: 2025-06-30T11:19Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T11:19:18.462Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

113.69271°

Altitude

997.507 km

Speed

7.632 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 29m 12s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

53.37395°

Longitude

105.35282°

Altitude

1,791.766 km

Speed

6.916 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 33m 52s

Apparent Declination

86° 33' 39"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:02:44

Azimuth

355.583° N

Elevation

39.4°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

2,519.247 km

Perigee altitude

700.659 km

Semi-major axis

7,988.09 km

Eccentricity

0.11383

Inclination

96.4049°

RAAN

202.3007°

Arg. of periapsis

307.9021°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

42.4313°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.04004 °/min

Orbital period

118.42 mins

BSTAR

0.000031566

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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.
6 mins	2025-07-01 01:25:46.046Z	355.558° N	2025-07-01 01:25:46.046Z	355.558° N	32.446°	2025-07-01 01:31:46.046Z	351.671° N
11 mins	2025-07-01 03:15:46.046Z	245.462° WSW	2025-07-01 03:20:46.046Z	287.524° WNW	19.518°	2025-07-01 03:26:46.046Z	324.896° NNW
16 mins	2025-07-01 11:43:46.046Z	38.638° NE	2025-07-01 11:51:46.046Z	76.458° E	19.399°	2025-07-01 11:59:46.046Z	116.685° SE
24 mins	2025-07-01 13:38:46.046Z	14.338° NNE	2025-07-01 13:50:46.046Z	91.069° ESE	43.929°	2025-07-01 14:02:46.046Z	182.911° SSW
22 mins	2025-07-01 15:35:46.046Z	356.656° N	2025-07-01 15:46:46.046Z	297.561° NW	32.19°	2025-07-01 15:57:46.046Z	238.461° WSW
9 mins	2025-07-01 23:06:46.046Z	67.713° E	2025-07-01 23:09:46.046Z	47.252° ENE	15.702°	2025-07-01 23:15:46.046Z	14.057° NNE
17 mins	2025-07-02 00:57:46.046Z	149.904° SSE	2025-07-02 01:03:46.046Z	84.571° E	42.445°	2025-07-02 01:14:46.046Z	353.966° N

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