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 (52 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago

0 DELTA 1 DEB
1  9978U 73086GH  26034.37310451 -.00000301  00000-0 -20953-2 0  9993
2  9978 102.0598 339.6709 0053482 195.2737 320.2522 12.32943810276164

Epoch: 2026-02-03T08:57Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-03T08:57:16.229Z)

Latitude

24.30893°

Longitude

-102.69087°

Altitude

1,506.807 km

Speed

7.128 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 00m 43s

True Declination

24° 11' 33"

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

21:10:53

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,576.562 km

Perigee altitude

1,491.928 km

Semi-major axis

7,912.382 km

Eccentricity

0.00535

Inclination

102.0598°

RAAN

339.6709°

Arg. of periapsis

195.2737°

True anomaly

319.85831°

Mean anomaly

320.2522°

Eccentric anomaly

320.05546°

Mean motion

3.08377 °/min

Orbital period

116.74 mins

BSTAR

-0.0020953

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Other satellites on launch #86 in the year 1973 (1973-11-06 UTC)

NOAA 3, 6920

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DELTA 1 DEB, 18511 (Decayed)

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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.
17 mins	2026-02-03 19:52:27.062Z	158.346° S	2026-02-03 20:01:27.062Z	24.202° NE	44.949°	2026-02-03 20:09:27.062Z	342.915° N
10 mins	2026-02-03 21:52:27.062Z	234.92° WSW	2026-02-03 21:56:27.062Z	265.515° W	18.341°	2026-02-03 22:02:27.062Z	309.635° NW
13 mins	2026-02-04 08:09:27.062Z	42.765° NE	2026-02-04 08:15:27.062Z	101.469° ESE	30.059°	2026-02-04 08:22:27.062Z	160.269° S
14 mins	2026-02-04 10:03:27.062Z	4.879° NNE	2026-02-04 10:10:27.062Z	285.26° WNW	38.307°	2026-02-04 10:17:27.062Z	224.762° SW
5 mins	2026-02-04 17:29:27.062Z	59.199° ENE	2026-02-04 17:31:27.062Z	44.986° NE	13.046°	2026-02-04 17:34:27.062Z	23.788° NE

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DELTA 1 DEB, 9978

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-03T08:57:16.229Z)

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Orbital elements

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