STEP 2, 23105
Orbit data source: Space-Track
STEP 2, 23105 is a payload satellite owned by USAF STP (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 19 May 1994 UTC via a PEGASUS/HAPS launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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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STEP 2 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 7 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | TRWC/CTA |
| Mission status | Unknown |
| Mission | Defense Technology |
| Bus & Motor | LEOSTAR T-200, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 180 kg wet, 180 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Radar Cross Section | 2 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 7 hours ago
0 STEP 2
1 23105U 94029A 24261.62259265 .00020379 00000-0 22810-2 0 9993
2 23105 81.9374 101.7862 0092804 184.3091 175.7335 14.83650044625086Epoch: 2024-09-17T14:56Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-09-17T14:56:32.004Z)
| Latitude | -0.0001° |
| Longitude | -119.38177° |
| Altitude | 685.611 km |
| Speed | 7.479 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 06h 47m 08s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 79.61508° |
| Longitude | 10.08383° |
| Altitude | 626.793 km |
| Speed | 7.554 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 02h 24m 44s |
| Apparent Declination | 37° 21' 29" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 14:40:08 |
| Azimuth | 3.139° NNE |
| Elevation | -12.645° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 679.767 km |
| Perigee | 549.971 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,993.006 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0092804 |
| Inclination | 81.9374° |
| RAAN | 101.7862° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 184.3091° |
| True anomaly | 175.81171° |
| Mean anomaly | 175.7335° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 175.7727° |
| Mean motion | 3.71148 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.002281 |
| Period | 97 mins |
No data available
Other satellites on launch #29 in the year 1994 (1994-05-19 UTC)
STEP 2 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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