TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB, 59980

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB, 59980 is space debris in GEO originally from a launch on Thu, 26 Sep 1968 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	59980, 1968-081AN
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	1 week ago
Origin	KA_USAF (US)
Manufacturer	Unknown
Mission	Spacecraft
Bus & Motor	Unknown
Mass	Unknown
Launch date (UTC)	1968-09-26 (57 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	RCS unknown

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TLE from 1 week ago

0 TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB
1 59980U 68081AN  25086.47186601  .00000015  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 59980   0.9631  32.8741 0042566 305.8573  21.0854  1.02249102 56418

Epoch: 2025-03-27T11:19Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-27T11:19:29.223Z)

Latitude	-0.52185°
Longitude	4.9871°
Altitude	35,074.786 km
Speed	3.107 km/s
True Right ascension	00h 00m 00s
True Declination	0° 31' 17"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-0.76684°
Longitude	-15.44505°
Altitude	35,062.575 km
Speed	3.108 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	22h 44m 27s
Apparent Declination	-5° 43' 03"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	11:37:06
Azimuth	22.563° NE
Elevation	-53.808°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,419.478 km
Perigee altitude	35,065.155 km
Semi-major axis	41,620.454 km
Eccentricity	0.0042566
Inclination	0.9631°
RAAN	32.8741°
Arg. of periapsis	305.8573°
True anomaly	21.26175°
Mean anomaly	21.0854°
Eccentric anomaly	21.17349°
Mean motion	0.25561 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1408.38 mins