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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Fairchild
Mission
Non-operational Civil Science
Bus & Motor
MMS, Unknown motor
Mass
2,402 kg wet, 2,185 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Hex Poly + 1 Pan, 6.8 m
Radar Cross Section
20.954 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 22 hours ago
TLE from 22 hours ago
0 TOPEX/POSEIDON
1 22076U 92052A 25305.62422672 -.00000058 00000-0 15057-4 0 9997
2 22076 66.0404 244.9618 0007845 271.4246 262.1687 12.81086677554331Epoch: 2025-11-01T14:58Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-01T14:58:53.188Z)
Latitude
5.87449°
Longitude
156.48098°
Altitude
1,339.275 km
Speed
7.189 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 09m 25s
True Declination
5° 50' 32"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
08:34:56
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,341.718 km
Perigee altitude
1,329.615 km
Semi-major axis
7,713.804 km
Eccentricity
0.00078
Inclination
66.0404°
RAAN
244.9618°
Arg. of periapsis
271.4246°
True anomaly
262.07965°
Mean anomaly
262.1687°
Eccentric anomaly
262.12418°
Mean motion
3.20361 °/min
Orbital period
112.37 mins
BSTAR
0.000015057
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Other satellites on launch #52 in the year 1992 (1992-08-10 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 12 mins | 2025-11-02 20:09:13.668Z | 154.398° SSE | 2025-11-02 20:15:13.668Z | 103.971° ESE | 23.535° | 2025-11-02 20:21:13.668Z | 54.365° ENE |
| 14 mins | 2025-11-02 22:04:13.668Z | 222.684° SW | 2025-11-02 22:10:13.668Z | 296.124° NW | 43.039° | 2025-11-02 22:18:13.668Z | 26.151° NE |
| 9 mins | 2025-11-03 00:04:13.668Z | 294.781° NW | 2025-11-03 00:08:13.668Z | 329.415° NNW | 18.572° | 2025-11-03 00:13:13.668Z | 8.785° NNE |
| 7 mins | 2025-11-03 04:05:13.668Z | 3.45° NNE | 2025-11-03 04:08:13.668Z | 27.842° NE | 15.923° | 2025-11-03 04:12:13.668Z | 59.748° ENE |
| 14 mins | 2025-11-03 06:00:13.668Z | 341.299° N | 2025-11-03 06:06:13.668Z | 50.737° ENE | 39.454° | 2025-11-03 06:14:13.668Z | 130.724° SE |
| 12 mins | 2025-11-03 07:56:13.668Z | 307.062° NW | 2025-11-03 08:02:13.668Z | 247.703° W | 29.115° | 2025-11-03 08:08:13.668Z | 194.889° SSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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