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ACTS, 22796

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ACTS, 22796 is a payload satellite owned by NASA LeRC (US) in GEO that was launched on Sun, 12 Sep 1993 UTC via an SPACE SHUTTLE 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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ACTS details

Identifier	22796, 1993-058B
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	11 hours ago
Origin	NASA LeRC (US)
Manufacturer	MM/East Windsor
Mission	Non-operational Civil Communications
Bus & Motor	AS4000, Unknown motor
Mass	2,770 kg wet, ~1,488 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	1993-09-12 (31 years ago)
Launch vehicle	SPACE SHUTTLE
Launch site	Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Hex Poly + 2 Pan, 2.14 m
Radar Cross Section	4.512 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago

0 ACTS
1 22796U 93058B   24361.50877747 -.00000099  00000-0  00000+0 0  9990
2 22796  14.5927 359.6657 0046260  69.8731 104.1393  1.00273219121504

Epoch: 2024-12-26T12:12Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T12:12:38.373Z)

Latitude	1.37792°
Longitude	-104.27904°
Altitude	35,833.651 km
Speed	3.071 km/s
True Right ascension	11h 37m 28s
True Declination	1° 22' 35"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-4.58486°
Longitude	63.10114°
Altitude	35,780.588 km
Speed	3.075 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	22h 47m 04s
Apparent Declination	-11° 19' 42"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	22:46:20
Azimuth	179.767° S
Elevation	38.755°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,982.221 km
Perigee altitude	35,592.107 km
Semi-major axis	42,165.301 km
Eccentricity	0.004626
Inclination	14.5927°
RAAN	359.6657°
Arg. of periapsis	69.8731°
True anomaly	104.65261°
Mean anomaly	104.1393°
Eccentric anomaly	104.39603°
Mean motion	0.25067 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1436.12 mins