ESSA 3 (TOS-A), 2435
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ESSA 3 (TOS-A), 2435 is a payload satellite owned by ESSA (US) in SSO that was launched on Sun, 02 Oct 1966 UTC via a THOR DELTA E 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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2435 intel report (Beta)
ESSA 3 (TOS-A) details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 12 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | RCA/East Windsor |
| Mission | Non-operational Civil Weather |
| Bus & Motor | TIROS I, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 148 kg wet, 148 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Cyl, 1.1 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.994 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 12 hours ago
0 ESSA 3 (TOS-A)
1 02435U 66087A 24356.77072104 -.00000014 00000-0 16424-3 0 9995
2 02435 101.0848 280.8356 0064305 40.7738 347.5402 12.56870179670865Epoch: 2024-12-21T18:29Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-21T18:29:50.297Z)
| Latitude | 27.62309° |
| Longitude | -93.29629° |
| Altitude | 1,389.958 km |
| Speed | 7.189 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 18h 19m 55s |
| True Declination | 27° 29' 37" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 53.79933° |
| Longitude | -102.43389° |
| Altitude | 1,396.064 km |
| Speed | 7.189 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 17h 26m 33s |
| Apparent Declination | 12° 57' 13" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 05:10:46 |
| Azimuth | 355.182° N |
| Elevation | -37.003° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 1,483.621 km |
| Perigee altitude | 1,383.157 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,811.526 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0064305 |
| Inclination | 101.0848° |
| RAAN | 280.8356° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 40.7738° |
| True anomaly | 347.37996° |
| Mean anomaly | 347.5402° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 347.46021° |
| Mean motion | 3.14369 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00016424 |
| Orbital period | 114.52 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #87 in the year 1966 (1966-10-02 UTC)
| ESSA 3 (TOS-A), 2435 |
| DELTA 1 R/B, 2436 |
| DELTA 1 DEB, 2518 |
| DELTA 1 DEB, 2775 |
| DELTA 1 DEB *, 6213 |
| DELTA 1 DEB *, 8791 |
ESSA 3 (TOS-A) 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. |
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| 10 mins | 2024-12-22 06:29:03.980Z | 53.411° ENE | 2024-12-22 06:34:03.980Z | 94.856° ESE | 19.066° | 2024-12-22 06:39:03.980Z | 133.943° SE |
| 15 mins | 2024-12-22 08:20:03.980Z | 13.936° NNE | 2024-12-22 08:27:03.980Z | 289.99° WNW | 44.648° | 2024-12-22 08:35:03.980Z | 203.84° SW |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-22 10:15:03.980Z | 336.449° NNW | 2024-12-22 10:18:03.980Z | 311.697° NW | 17.439° | 2024-12-22 10:23:03.980Z | 272.27° WNW |
| 10 mins | 2024-12-22 17:27:03.980Z | 99.875° ESE | 2024-12-22 17:32:03.980Z | 51.685° ENE | 23.997° | 2024-12-22 17:37:03.980Z | 8.681° NNE |
| 14 mins | 2024-12-22 19:17:03.980Z | 174.696° S | 2024-12-22 19:23:03.980Z | 234.164° WSW | 42.728° | 2024-12-22 19:31:03.980Z | 338.242° N |
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