EXPLORER 29 (GEOS 1), 1726
Orbit data source: Space-Track
EXPLORER 29 (GEOS 1), 1726 is a payload satellite owned by GSFC (US) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 06 Nov 1965 UTC via a THOR DELTA E launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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EXPLORER 29 (GEOS 1) details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 19 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | APL |
| Mission | Civil Geodetic |
| Bus & Motor | ANNA, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 176 kg wet, 176 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Oct Cyl + 1 Dome + 1 Rod, 15 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 1.519 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 19 hours ago
0 EXPLORER 29 (GEOS 1)
1 01726U 65089A 24355.75382385 -.00000078 00000-0 -29274-4 0 9999
2 01726 59.3801 170.6478 0712848 225.4270 142.3154 11.97070628584603Epoch: 2024-12-20T18:05Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-20T18:05:30.38Z)
| Latitude | 10.62671° |
| Longitude | 175.80355° |
| Altitude | 2,164.06 km |
| Speed | 6.632 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 11h 47m 58s |
| True Declination | 10° 34' 29" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 21.07445° |
| Longitude | -25.43184° |
| Altitude | 1,468.257 km |
| Speed | 7.23 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 23h 02m 26s |
| Apparent Declination | -6° 02' 10" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 12:01:43 |
| Azimuth | 25.377° NE |
| Elevation | -53.594° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 2,268.776 km |
| Perigee altitude | 1,118.02 km |
| Semi-major axis | 8,071.535 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0712848 |
| Inclination | 59.3801° |
| RAAN | 170.6478° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 225.427° |
| True anomaly | 146.9742° |
| Mean anomaly | 142.3154° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 144.6769° |
| Mean motion | 2.99302 °/min |
| BSTAR | -0.000029274 |
| Orbital period | 120.28 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #89 in the year 1965 (1965-11-06 UTC)
| EXPLORER 29 (GEOS 1), 1726 |
| DELTA 1 R/B, 1729 |
| DELTA 1 DEB, 2700 |
| DELTA 1 DEB, 2888 |
| DELTA 1 DEB, 27788 |
| DELTA 1 DEB, 27789 |
| DELTA 1 DEB, 28662 |
| DELTA 1 DEB, 29010 |
EXPLORER 29 (GEOS 1) Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 mins | 2024-12-21 14:09:49.521Z | 220.949° SW | 2024-12-21 14:22:49.521Z | 344.106° N | 44.775° | 2024-12-21 14:34:49.521Z | 39.979° NE |
| 21 mins | 2024-12-21 16:19:49.521Z | 273.036° WNW | 2024-12-21 16:29:49.521Z | 330.931° NNW | 32.255° | 2024-12-21 16:40:49.521Z | 39.348° NE |
| 18 mins | 2024-12-21 18:30:49.521Z | 311.296° NW | 2024-12-21 18:39:49.521Z | 1.584° NNE | 26.322° | 2024-12-21 18:48:49.521Z | 59.652° ENE |
| 19 mins | 2024-12-21 20:38:49.521Z | 323.025° NNW | 2024-12-21 20:48:49.521Z | 27.43° NE | 36.867° | 2024-12-21 20:57:49.521Z | 105.825° ESE |
| 17 mins | 2024-12-21 22:45:49.521Z | 313.47° NW | 2024-12-21 22:54:49.521Z | 247.803° W | 40.508° | 2024-12-21 23:02:49.521Z | 165.259° S |
| 20 mins | 2024-12-22 12:11:49.521Z | 170.673° S | 2024-12-22 12:20:49.521Z | 116.563° SE | 32.643° | 2024-12-22 12:31:49.521Z | 52.847° ENE |
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