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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

2412, 1966-077C

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

TRW

Mission

Defense Technology

Bus & Motor

ORS, Unknown motor

Mass

5 kg wet, 5 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1966-08-19 (59 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS SLV-3 AGENA D

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Oct Cyl, 0.2 m

Radar Cross Section

0.045 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 ERS 15
1 02412U 66077C   25185.63760798  .00000002  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 02412  90.3387 273.1756 0008067  60.8632 299.3025  8.59078300360614

Epoch: 2025-07-04T15:18Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-04T15:18:09.329Z)

Latitude

-0.0001°

Longitude

120.74959°

Altitude

3,690.476 km

Speed

6.294 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 12m 42s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-31.67755°

Longitude

-59.44532°

Altitude

3,710.793 km

Speed

6.284 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 26m 12s

Apparent Declination

-68° 23' 02"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

06:01:07

Azimuth

177.57° S

Elevation

-18.402°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,698.204 km

Perigee altitude

3,681.96 km

Semi-major axis

10,068.219 km

Eccentricity

0.00081

Inclination

90.3387°

RAAN

273.1756°

Arg. of periapsis

60.8632°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

299.3025°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

2.1484 °/min

Orbital period

167.57 mins

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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.
31 mins	2025-07-05 20:01:38.992Z	353.329° N	2025-07-05 20:17:38.992Z	293.06° NW	31.187°	2025-07-05 20:32:38.992Z	237.29° WSW
28 mins	2025-07-06 03:46:38.992Z	112.528° SE	2025-07-06 03:59:38.992Z	63.109° ENE	28.231°	2025-07-06 04:14:38.992Z	8.034° NNE
36 mins	2025-07-06 06:26:38.992Z	184.67° SSW	2025-07-06 06:43:38.992Z	261.657° W	43.919°	2025-07-06 07:02:38.992Z	356.222° N
18 mins	2025-07-06 09:27:38.992Z	272.586° WNW	2025-07-06 09:36:38.992Z	303.759° NW	15.243°	2025-07-06 09:45:38.992Z	334.475° NNW
30 mins	2025-07-06 15:37:38.992Z	15.778° NNE	2025-07-06 15:52:38.992Z	73.098° E	26.574°	2025-07-06 16:07:38.992Z	128.041° SE

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