ESSA 5, 2757
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ESSA 5, 2757 is a payload satellite owned by ESSA (US) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 20 Apr 1967 UTC via a THOR DELTA E 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
RCA/East Windsor
Mission
Non-operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor
TIROS I, Unknown motor
Mass
147 kg wet, 147 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago
TLE from 15 hours ago
0 ESSA 5
1 02757U 67036A 25286.97097891 -.00000028 00000-0 10288-3 0 9999
2 02757 101.9763 95.1765 0042864 15.7179 138.6307 12.68538211707758Epoch: 2025-10-13T23:18Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-13T23:18:12.577Z)
Latitude
24.76708°
Longitude
-91.55344°
Altitude
1,415.656 km
Speed
7.143 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 43m 03s
True Declination
24° 38' 51"
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
08:22:38
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,418.714 km
Perigee altitude
1,352.159 km
Semi-major axis
7,763.573 km
Eccentricity
0.00429
Inclination
101.9763°
RAAN
95.1765°
Arg. of periapsis
15.7179°
True anomaly
138.95403°
Mean anomaly
138.6307°
Eccentric anomaly
138.79249°
Mean motion
3.17286 °/min
Orbital period
113.46 mins
BSTAR
0.00010288
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Other satellites on launch #36 in the year 1967 (1967-04-20 UTC)
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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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| 15 mins | 2025-10-14 23:42:39.391Z | 27.723° NE | 2025-10-14 23:50:39.391Z | 111.792° ESE | 38.182° | 2025-10-14 23:57:39.391Z | 176.629° S |
| 12 mins | 2025-10-15 01:35:39.391Z | 356.723° N | 2025-10-15 01:41:39.391Z | 296.418° NW | 30.302° | 2025-10-15 01:47:39.391Z | 241.882° WSW |
| 5 mins | 2025-10-15 08:48:39.391Z | 63.922° ENE | 2025-10-15 08:50:39.391Z | 48.08° ENE | 12.956° | 2025-10-15 08:53:39.391Z | 24.567° NE |
| 13 mins | 2025-10-15 10:34:39.391Z | 141.301° SSE | 2025-10-15 10:40:39.391Z | 69.557° E | 41.384° | 2025-10-15 10:47:39.391Z | 350.211° N |
| 11 mins | 2025-10-15 12:27:39.391Z | 216.732° SW | 2025-10-15 12:32:39.391Z | 264.665° W | 24.458° | 2025-10-15 12:38:39.391Z | 317.394° NNW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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