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

15 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 15 hours ago

0 DELTA 1 R/B
1 00979U 65004B   25128.71016746  .00000163  00000-0  21003-3 0  9999
2 00979  96.4093 174.9592 1140239  62.8093 308.4545 12.15390220666421

Epoch: 2025-05-08T17:02Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T17:02:38.468Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

52.52217°

Altitude

1,119.399 km

Speed

7.516 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 39m 50s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-74.15878°

Longitude

76.06626°

Altitude

2,250.91 km

Speed

6.531 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 27m 23s

Apparent Declination

-72° 43' 16"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:34:43

Azimuth

193.951° SSW

Elevation

-54.444°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

2,520.82 km

Perigee altitude

699.147 km

Semi-major axis

7,988.12 km

Eccentricity

0.1140239

Inclination

96.4093°

RAAN

174.9592°

Arg. of periapsis

62.8093°

True anomaly

297.30305°

Mean anomaly

308.4545°

Eccentric anomaly

302.97376°

Mean motion

3.04002 °/min

BSTAR

0.00021003

Orbital period

118.42 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.
15 mins	2025-05-09 15:19:34.002Z	21.973° NNE	2025-05-09 15:25:34.002Z	115.684° SE	41.035°	2025-05-09 15:34:34.002Z	179.263° S
10 mins	2025-05-09 17:18:34.002Z	328.966° NNW	2025-05-09 17:22:34.002Z	285.064° WNW	22.194°	2025-05-09 17:28:34.002Z	241.726° WSW
7 mins	2025-05-10 02:45:34.002Z	148.639° SSE	2025-05-10 02:48:34.002Z	94.127° ESE	39.513°	2025-05-10 02:52:34.002Z	0.969° NNE

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