DRTS, 27516
Orbit data source: Space-Track
DRTS, 27516 is a payload satellite owned by NASDA (JP) in GEO that was launched on Tue, 10 Sep 2002 UTC via an H-IIA 2024 launch vehicle from the Tanegashima Space Center (TNSTA). 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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27516 intel report (Beta)
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DRTS details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | GEO |
| Last TLE update | 17 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | MELCO |
| Mission | Non-operational Civil Communications |
| Bus & Motor | DRTS, BT-4 LAPS |
| Mass | 2,800 kg wet, 1,300 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box + 2 Pan, 17 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 17.565 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 17 hours ago
0 DRTS
1 27516U 02042B 24296.13452116 -.00000267 00000-0 00000-0 0 9991
2 27516 10.0612 46.7487 0020457 206.1693 155.4667 0.99275250 39605Epoch: 2024-10-22T03:13Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-22T03:13:42.628Z)
| Latitude | 0.31058° |
| Longitude | -31.04437° |
| Altitude | 36,146.999 km |
| Speed | 3.059 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 03h 13m 44s |
| True Declination | 0° 18' 37" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -9.9305° |
| Longitude | -132.14776° |
| Altitude | 36,019.546 km |
| Speed | 3.068 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 20h 55m 40s |
| Apparent Declination | -15° 41' 54" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 15:43:29 |
| Azimuth | 109.604° ESE |
| Elevation | -1.187° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 36,156.145 km |
| Perigee | 35,982.476 km |
| Semi-major axis | 42,447.447 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0020457 |
| Inclination | 10.0612° |
| RAAN | 46.7487° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 206.1693° |
| True anomaly | 155.56381° |
| Mean anomaly | 155.4667° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 155.51528° |
| Mean motion | 0.24818 °/min |
| BSTAR | Unknown |
| Period | 1450.56 mins |
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DRTS Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 510 mins | 2024-10-23 05:15:53.814Z | 99.454° ESE | 2024-10-23 09:17:53.814Z | 95.538° ESE | 13.51° | 2024-10-23 13:45:53.814Z | 100.602° ESE |