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

14 hours 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 14 hours ago

0 VANGUARD DEB
1 01576U 58002C   25195.27441666  .00000730  00000-0  63835-3 0  9990
2 01576  34.2259 264.7110 1400156  14.4142 349.2524 11.81872124762100

Epoch: 2025-07-14T06:35Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-14T06:35:09.599Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

-126.46463°

Altitude

649.248 km

Speed

8.032 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 38m 50s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

24.00305°

Longitude

-88.03927°

Altitude

727.877 km

Speed

7.956 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

20h 45m 57s

Apparent Declination

-6° 04' 42"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:30:23

Azimuth

19.368° NNE

Elevation

-54.72°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

2,906.298 km

Perigee altitude

625.687 km

Semi-major axis

8,144.13 km

Eccentricity

0.14002

Inclination

34.2259°

RAAN

264.711°

Arg. of periapsis

14.4142°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

349.2524°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

2.95309 °/min

Orbital period

121.91 mins

BSTAR

0.00063835

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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.
11 mins	2025-07-15 09:12:56.996Z	223.207° SW	2025-07-15 09:16:56.996Z	150.5° SSE	33.947°	2025-07-15 09:23:56.996Z	93.58° ESE
16 mins	2025-07-15 11:19:56.996Z	256.157° W	2025-07-15 11:24:56.996Z	195.554° SSW	40.202°	2025-07-15 11:35:56.996Z	107.403° ESE
19 mins	2025-07-15 13:28:56.996Z	258.893° W	2025-07-15 13:34:56.996Z	203.625° SW	34.453°	2025-07-15 13:47:56.996Z	134.275° SE
17 mins	2025-07-15 15:38:56.996Z	250.428° W	2025-07-15 15:45:56.996Z	211.872° SW	20.609°	2025-07-15 15:55:56.996Z	171.162° S

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