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

Country

Related business

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 (61 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 DELTA 1 R/B
1 00979U 65004B   26127.21047483  .00000068  00000-0  10514-3 0  9995
2 00979  96.4219   3.6493 1139058 351.3263   6.9514 12.15524232710586

Epoch: 2026-05-07T05:03Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-07T05:03:05.025Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

62.81848°

Altitude

713.061 km

Speed

7.911 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 14m 35s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

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

21:31:42

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

2,519.223 km

Perigee altitude

699.57 km

Semi-major axis

7,987.533 km

Eccentricity

0.11391

Inclination

96.4219°

RAAN

3.6493°

Arg. of periapsis

351.3263°

True anomaly

8.78878°

Mean anomaly

6.9514°

Eccentric anomaly

7.84185°

Mean motion

3.04035 °/min

Orbital period

118.41 mins

BSTAR

0.00010514

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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.
11 mins	2026-05-07 15:02:32.666Z	134.151° SE	2026-05-07 15:07:32.666Z	59.598° ENE	32.546°	2026-05-07 15:13:32.666Z	1.984° NNE
7 mins	2026-05-07 17:02:32.666Z	241.726° WSW	2026-05-07 17:04:32.666Z	269.963° W	21.329°	2026-05-07 17:09:32.666Z	323.491° NNW
23 mins	2026-05-08 03:21:32.666Z	23.377° NE	2026-05-08 03:31:32.666Z	89.332° E	37.494°	2026-05-08 03:44:32.666Z	165.55° S
22 mins	2026-05-08 05:19:32.666Z	358.029° N	2026-05-08 05:28:32.666Z	290.969° WNW	39.422°	2026-05-08 05:41:32.666Z	218.443° SW
9 mins	2026-05-08 07:19:32.666Z	328.32° NNW	2026-05-08 07:23:32.666Z	306.935° NW	14.413°	2026-05-08 07:28:32.666Z	283.154° WNW

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DELTA 1 R/B, 979

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: 2026-05-07T05:03:05.025Z)

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Orbital elements

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