DELTA 1 DEB, 9978

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DELTA 1 DEB, 9978 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

9978, 1973-086GH

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 (53 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.050 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 DELTA 1 DEB
1 09978U 73086GH  26308.29630841 -.00000371  00000-0 -26656-2 0  9999
2 09978 102.0853 247.6282 0053908  54.1156 101.4816 12.32973025309920

Epoch: 2026-11-04T07:06Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-04T07:06:41.046Z)

Latitude

23.26011°

Longitude

-77.33454°

Altitude

1,547.729 km

Speed

7.091 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 51m 31s

True Declination

23° 08' 53"

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

16:32:50

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,576.775 km

Perigee altitude

1,491.468 km

Semi-major axis

7,912.259 km

Eccentricity

0.00539

Inclination

102.0853°

RAAN

247.6282°

Arg. of periapsis

54.1156°

True anomaly

102.08616°

Mean anomaly

101.4816°

Eccentric anomaly

101.78396°

Mean motion

3.08384 °/min

Orbital period

116.74 mins

BSTAR

-0.0026656

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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.
13 mins	2026-11-05 21:18:59.048Z	213.775° SW	2026-11-05 21:24:59.048Z	263.362° W	26.739°	2026-11-05 21:31:59.048Z	319.271° NNW
12 mins	2026-11-06 07:37:59.048Z	49.832° ENE	2026-11-06 07:42:59.048Z	91.143° ESE	25.339°	2026-11-06 07:49:59.048Z	146.227° SSE
16 mins	2026-11-06 09:30:59.048Z	12.472° NNE	2026-11-06 09:37:59.048Z	314.74° NW	69.582°	2026-11-06 09:46:59.048Z	211.114° SW
8 mins	2026-11-06 11:27:59.048Z	339.633° N	2026-11-06 11:31:59.048Z	308.912° NW	16.802°	2026-11-06 11:35:59.048Z	280.001° WNW
13 mins	2026-11-06 18:46:59.048Z	120.902° SE	2026-11-06 18:52:59.048Z	62.337° ENE	41.363°	2026-11-06 18:59:59.048Z	357.526° N

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DELTA 1 DEB, 9978

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-04T07:06:41.046Z)

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Orbital elements

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