CTS DEB (ARRAY COVER), 39689

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CTS DEB (ARRAY COVER), 39689 is space debris in GEO originally from a launch on Sat, 17 Jan 1976 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

39689, 1976-004F

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

3 days ago

Origin

Communications Research Center (CA)

Manufacturer

CRC

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Wet unknown, 4 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1976-01-17 (49 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 1.8 m

Radar Cross Section

1.800 m²

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TLE from 3 days ago

0 CTS DEB (ARRAY COVER)
1 39689U 76004F   25117.49973615 -.00000033  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 39689   4.3400 273.8891 0150359  61.1568 300.1480  1.00306944 62726

Epoch: 2025-04-27T11:59Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-27T11:59:37.203Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

-121.9554°

Altitude

35,468.603 km

Speed

3.098 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 14m 42s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-2.86975°

Longitude

-163.02323°

Altitude

35,907.114 km

Speed

3.066 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 21m 54s

Apparent Declination

-9° 21' 05"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:36:39

Azimuth

203.578° SW

Elevation

37.78°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,411.656 km

Perigee altitude

35,143.951 km

Semi-major axis

42,155.94 km

Eccentricity

0.0150359

Inclination

4.34°

RAAN

273.8891°

Arg. of periapsis

61.1568°

True anomaly

298.64406°

Mean anomaly

300.148°

Eccentric anomaly

299.39744°

Mean motion

0.25076 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

1435.65 mins

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Other satellites on launch #4 in the year 1976 (1976-01-17 UTC)

CTS, 8585

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DELTA 1 DEB, 8587 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 R/B(2), 8598 (Decayed)

CTS DEB (ARRAY COVER), 39688

CTS DEB (ARRAY COVER) 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.
1440 mins	2025-04-30 09:02:53.056Z	203.57° SW	2025-04-30 18:08:53.056Z	202.984° SW	35.811°	2025-05-01 09:02:53.056Z	203.431° SW

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