VANGUARD DEB, 1576

Orbit data source: Space-Track

VANGUARD DEB, 1576 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Mon, 17 Mar 1958 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

1576, 1958-002C

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

2 days ago

Origin

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

NRL

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1958-03-17 (67 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

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago

0 VANGUARD DEB
1 01576U 58002C   25117.51759622  .00004872  00000-0  42578-2 0  9996
2 01576  34.2289 188.6811 1398009 319.6288  30.8316 11.81515385752901

Epoch: 2025-04-27T12:25Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-27T12:25:20.313Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

146.60161°

Altitude

836.909 km

Speed

7.847 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 34m 43s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

32.16719°

Longitude

-107.27812°

Altitude

2,557.362 km

Speed

6.351 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 15m 06s

Apparent Declination

8° 01' 23"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:09:35

Azimuth

92.531° ESE

Elevation

15.567°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

2,906.415 km

Perigee altitude

628.844 km

Semi-major axis

8,145.767 km

Eccentricity

0.1398009

Inclination

34.2289°

RAAN

188.6811°

Arg. of periapsis

319.6288°

True anomaly

40.43343°

Mean anomaly

30.8316°

Eccentric anomaly

35.48085°

Mean motion

2.9522 °/min

BSTAR

0.0042578

Orbital period

121.94 mins

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VANGUARD 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.
26 mins	2025-04-29 11:28:38.790Z	263.576° W	2025-04-29 11:38:38.790Z	183.518° SSW	42.621°	2025-04-29 11:54:38.790Z	110.964° ESE
27 mins	2025-04-29 13:38:38.790Z	269.561° W	2025-04-29 13:50:38.790Z	203.621° SW	36.495°	2025-04-29 14:05:38.790Z	141.138° SSE
21 mins	2025-04-29 15:51:38.790Z	260.271° W	2025-04-29 16:01:38.790Z	221.337° SW	20.785°	2025-04-29 16:12:38.790Z	180.59° SSW
17 mins	2025-04-30 07:34:38.790Z	214.385° SW	2025-04-30 07:40:38.790Z	153.571° SSE	33.296°	2025-04-30 07:51:38.790Z	87.25° E

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