EXPLORER 36 (GEOS 2), 3093
Orbit data source: Space-Track
EXPLORER 36 (GEOS 2), 3093 is a payload satellite owned by GSFC (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 11 Jan 1968 UTC via a THOR DELTA E1 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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EXPLORER 36 (GEOS 2) details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 15 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | APL |
| Mission | Civil Geodetic |
| Bus & Motor | ANNA, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 212 kg wet, 212 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Oct Cyl + 1 Dome + 1 Ant, 8.9 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 2.095 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 15 hours ago
0 EXPLORER 36 (GEOS 2)
1 03093U 68002A 24355.86988726 -.00000092 00000-0 -48608-4 0 9997
2 03093 105.8018 18.8034 0319618 267.7699 269.3978 12.83583027667640Epoch: 2024-12-20T20:52Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-20T20:52:38.259Z)
| Latitude | 6.17664° |
| Longitude | 157.46115° |
| Altitude | 1,339.395 km |
| Speed | 7.184 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 13h 22m 11s |
| True Declination | 6° 08' 34" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -73.55475° |
| Longitude | 84.09289° |
| Altitude | 1,107.534 km |
| Speed | 7.415 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 00h 53m 06s |
| Apparent Declination | -72° 03' 22" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 11:19:39 |
| Azimuth | 192.563° SSW |
| Elevation | -55.83° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 1,571.079 km |
| Perigee altitude | 1,078.675 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,703.014 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0319618 |
| Inclination | 105.8018° |
| RAAN | 18.8034° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 267.7699° |
| True anomaly | 265.73947° |
| Mean anomaly | 269.3978° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 267.56817° |
| Mean motion | 3.21035 °/min |
| BSTAR | -0.000048608 |
| Orbital period | 112.14 mins |
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EXPLORER 36 (GEOS 2) 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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| 12 mins | 2024-12-21 13:26:52.806Z | 49.789° ENE | 2024-12-21 13:32:52.806Z | 96.064° ESE | 21.439° | 2024-12-21 13:38:52.806Z | 145.759° SSE |
| 15 mins | 2024-12-21 15:15:52.806Z | 19.78° NNE | 2024-12-21 15:22:52.806Z | 331.638° NNW | 44.237° | 2024-12-21 15:30:52.806Z | 211.391° SW |
| 10 mins | 2024-12-21 17:06:52.806Z | 353.031° N | 2024-12-21 17:11:52.806Z | 312.874° NW | 20.399° | 2024-12-21 17:16:52.806Z | 273.96° WNW |
| 14 mins | 2024-12-22 00:08:52.806Z | 114.404° SE | 2024-12-22 00:14:52.806Z | 58.456° ENE | 32.826° | 2024-12-22 00:22:52.806Z | 350.302° N |
| 15 mins | 2024-12-22 01:57:52.806Z | 180.788° SSW | 2024-12-22 02:03:52.806Z | 241.612° WSW | 38.833° | 2024-12-22 02:12:52.806Z | 329.034° NNW |
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