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). 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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ERS 15 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 1 day ago |
| Origin | |
| 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 | 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 24355.20031969 .00000002 00000-0 00000-0 0 9996
2 02412 90.3365 270.8794 0007580 254.7449 105.2565 8.59077596343740Epoch: 2024-12-20T04:48Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-20T04:48:27.621Z)
| Latitude | 0.00006° |
| Longitude | 109.49507° |
| Altitude | 3,696.467 km |
| Speed | 6.29 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 18h 03m 31s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 88.46504° |
| Longitude | 96.90177° |
| Altitude | 3,713.531 km |
| Speed | 6.289 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 01h 54m 21s |
| Apparent Declination | 51° 47' 42" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 14:04:01 |
| Azimuth | 1.495° NNE |
| Elevation | 1.735° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 3,697.719 km |
| Perigee altitude | 3,682.456 km |
| Semi-major axis | 10,068.225 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.000758 |
| Inclination | 90.3365° |
| RAAN | 270.8794° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 254.7449° |
| True anomaly | 105.34028° |
| Mean anomaly | 105.2565° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 105.29839° |
| Mean motion | 2.14839 °/min |
| BSTAR | Unknown |
| Orbital period | 167.57 mins |
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ERS 15 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 mins | 2024-12-21 17:11:48.269Z | 135.541° SSE | 2024-12-21 17:28:48.269Z | 68.368° E | 36.261° | 2024-12-21 17:45:48.269Z | 4.095° NNE |
| 35 mins | 2024-12-21 19:57:48.269Z | 203.603° SW | 2024-12-21 20:14:48.269Z | 278.716° WNW | 38.791° | 2024-12-21 20:32:48.269Z | 353.004° N |
| 34 mins | 2024-12-22 05:06:48.269Z | 9.829° NNE | 2024-12-22 05:23:48.269Z | 79.268° E | 35.337° | 2024-12-22 05:40:48.269Z | 148.485° SSE |
| 34 mins | 2024-12-22 07:53:48.269Z | 356.287° N | 2024-12-22 08:10:48.269Z | 285.879° WNW | 39.432° | 2024-12-22 08:27:48.269Z | 216.323° SW |
| 6 mins | 2024-12-22 10:47:48.269Z | 327.415° NNW | 2024-12-22 10:49:48.269Z | 320.803° NNW | 11.059° | 2024-12-22 10:53:48.269Z | 307.664° NW |
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