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TOPEX/POSEIDON, 22076

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TOPEX/POSEIDON, 22076 is an American payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Mon, 10 Aug 1992 UTC via an ARIANE 42P launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft 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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Identifier

22076, 1992-052A

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

Fairchild

Mission

Non-operational Civil Science

Bus & Motor

MMS, Unknown motor

Mass

2,402 kg wet, 2,185 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1992-08-10 (34 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 42P

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Hex Poly + 1 Pan, 6.8 m

Radar Cross Section

20.954 m², Large (>1 m²)

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0 TOPEX/POSEIDON
1 22076U 92052A   26286.29744199 -.00000053  00000-0  34717-4 0  9999
2 22076  66.0396 246.7690 0008089 267.1126 251.5917 12.81096814598612

Epoch: 2026-10-13T07:08Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-13T07:08:18.987Z)

Latitude

19.47782°

Longitude

-71.17131°

Altitude

1,340.516 km

Speed

7.189 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 51m 05s

True Declination

19° 22' 41"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

06:52:55

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,341.866 km

Perigee altitude

1,329.387 km

Semi-major axis

7,713.763 km

Eccentricity

0.00081

Inclination

66.0396°

RAAN

246.769°

Arg. of periapsis

267.1126°

True anomaly

251.50378°

Mean anomaly

251.5917°

Eccentric anomaly

251.54774°

Mean motion

3.20364 °/min

Orbital period

112.37 mins

BSTAR

0.000034717

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Other satellites on launch #52 in the year 1992 (1992-08-10 UTC)

ARIANE 42P R/B, 22079

ARIANE 42P DEB, 47107

ARIANE 42P DEB, 44511

ARIANE 42P DEB *, 47108

ARIANE 42P DEB, 44514

ARIANE 42P DEB, 44510

ARIANE 42P DEB, 44509

ARIANE 42P DEB, 44508

ARIANE 42P DEB, 44507

ARIANE 42P DEB, 44513

ARIANE 42P DEB, 44512

OSCAR 23 (KITSAT 1), 22077

S80/T, 22078

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TOPEX/POSEIDON 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.
10 mins	2026-10-13 21:25:04.631Z	139.157° SSE	2026-10-13 21:30:04.631Z	97.956° ESE	19.53°	2026-10-13 21:35:04.631Z	59.886° ENE
14 mins	2026-10-13 23:18:04.631Z	211.548° SW	2026-10-13 23:24:04.631Z	243.597° WSW	80.198°	2026-10-13 23:32:04.631Z	29.033° NE
10 mins	2026-10-14 01:17:04.631Z	281.592° WNW	2026-10-14 01:22:04.631Z	326.41° NNW	23.272°	2026-10-14 01:27:04.631Z	7.992° NNE
7 mins	2026-10-14 05:19:04.631Z	1.768° NNE	2026-10-14 05:22:04.631Z	24.914° NE	14.277°	2026-10-14 05:26:04.631Z	54.763° ENE
14 mins	2026-10-14 07:14:04.631Z	343.732° N	2026-10-14 07:20:04.631Z	43.663° NE	44.816°	2026-10-14 07:28:04.631Z	121.424° SE
13 mins	2026-10-14 09:10:04.631Z	313.7° NW	2026-10-14 09:16:04.631Z	254.136° W	43.732°	2026-10-14 09:23:04.631Z	184.187° SSW

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TOPEX/POSEIDON, 22076

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-13T07:08:18.987Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #52 in the year 1992 (1992-08-10 UTC)

TOPEX/POSEIDON Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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