ERS 15, 2412
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ERS 15, 2412 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SSD (US) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 19 Aug 1966 UTC via an ATLAS SLV-3 AGENA D launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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
TRW
Mission
Defense Technology
Bus & Motor
ORS, Unknown motor
Mass
5 kg wet, 5 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Oct Cyl, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.045 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago
TLE from 15 hours ago
0 ERS 15
1 02412U 66077C 25258.99584349 .00000002 00000-0 00000-0 0 9990
2 02412 90.3264 274.0394 0007270 347.5611 12.5060 8.59078739366912Epoch: 2025-09-15T23:54Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-15T23:54:00.877Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
-79.65675°
Altitude
3,687.296 km
Speed
6.296 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 16m 09s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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
08:00:05
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
3,697.398 km
Perigee altitude
3,682.759 km
Semi-major axis
10,068.216 km
Eccentricity
0.00073
Inclination
90.3264°
RAAN
274.0394°
Arg. of periapsis
347.5611°
True anomaly
12.52406°
Mean anomaly
12.506°
Eccentric anomaly
12.51503°
Mean motion
2.1484 °/min
Orbital period
167.57 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #77 in the year 1966 (1966-08-19 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.ERS 15 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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| 24 mins | 2025-09-16 22:27:15.593Z | 96.242° ESE | 2025-09-16 22:39:15.593Z | 54.361° ENE | 21.119° | 2025-09-16 22:51:15.593Z | 12.417° NNE |
| 36 mins | 2025-09-17 01:04:15.593Z | 168.781° S | 2025-09-17 01:21:15.593Z | 112.884° SE | 44.873° | 2025-09-17 01:40:15.593Z | 358.918° N |
| 27 mins | 2025-09-17 03:58:15.593Z | 244.098° WSW | 2025-09-17 04:11:15.593Z | 291.466° WNW | 22.918° | 2025-09-17 04:25:15.593Z | 342.663° N |
| 23 mins | 2025-09-17 10:17:15.593Z | 24.031° NE | 2025-09-17 10:28:15.593Z | 63.301° ENE | 18.8° | 2025-09-17 10:40:15.593Z | 105.014° ESE |
| 36 mins | 2025-09-17 13:01:15.593Z | 2.914° NNE | 2025-09-17 13:19:15.593Z | 103.116° ESE | 44.829° | 2025-09-17 13:37:15.593Z | 182.971° SSW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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