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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

Last TLE update

12 hours ago

Origin

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 (33 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 42P

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Hex Poly + 1 Pan, 11.5 m

Radar Cross Section

20.954 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 12 hours ago

0 TOPEX/POSEIDON
1 22076U 92052A   25191.85759759 -.00000058  00000-0  14258-4 0  9996
2 22076  66.0409 121.3298 0007706 271.0248 153.1925 12.81082862539768

Epoch: 2025-07-10T20:34Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T20:34:56.431Z)

Latitude

55.51258°

Longitude

-76.35836°

Altitude

1,350.749 km

Speed

7.186 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 45m 34s

True Declination

55° 21' 51"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-36.31269°

Longitude

81.4963°

Altitude

1,346.144 km

Speed

7.186 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 31m 12s

Apparent Declination

-80° 36' 22"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:55:43

Azimuth

175.569° S

Elevation

-31.237°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,341.626 km

Perigee altitude

1,329.738 km

Semi-major axis

7,713.819 km

Eccentricity

0.00077

Inclination

66.0409°

RAAN

121.3298°

Arg. of periapsis

271.0248°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

153.1925°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.20361 °/min

Orbital period

112.37 mins

BSTAR

0.000014258

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

OSCAR 23 (KITSAT 1), 22077

S80/T, 22078

ARIANE 42P R/B, 22079

ARIANE 42P DEB, 44507

ARIANE 42P DEB, 44508

ARIANE 42P DEB, 44509

ARIANE 42P DEB, 44510

ARIANE 42P DEB, 44511

ARIANE 42P DEB, 44512

ARIANE 42P DEB, 44513

ARIANE 42P DEB, 44514

ARIANE 42P DEB, 47107

ARIANE 42P DEB *, 47108

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.
6 mins	2025-07-11 18:52:08.820Z	122.334° SE	2025-07-11 18:55:08.820Z	99.778° ESE	13.095°	2025-07-11 18:58:08.820Z	77.03° E
14 mins	2025-07-11 20:43:08.820Z	199.224° SSW	2025-07-11 20:50:08.820Z	91.779° ESE	43.999°	2025-07-11 20:57:08.820Z	33.576° NE
12 mins	2025-07-11 22:41:08.820Z	268.242° W	2025-07-11 22:46:08.820Z	313.792° NW	25.509°	2025-07-11 22:53:08.820Z	14.493° NNE
4 mins	2025-07-12 02:45:08.820Z	8.932° NNE	2025-07-12 02:46:08.820Z	16.465° NNE	11.869°	2025-07-12 02:49:08.820Z	38.74° NE
13 mins	2025-07-12 04:39:08.820Z	346.456° N	2025-07-12 04:45:08.820Z	43.098° NE	30.398°	2025-07-12 04:52:08.820Z	108.845° ESE
14 mins	2025-07-12 06:35:08.820Z	319.683° NNW	2025-07-12 06:41:08.820Z	260.905° W	39.923°	2025-07-12 06:49:08.820Z	171.706° S

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