ESSA 7 (TOS-E), 3345
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ESSA 7 (TOS-E), 3345 is a payload satellite owned by ESSA (US) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 16 Aug 1968 UTC via a THOR DELTA N 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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ESSA 7 (TOS-E) details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 17 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | RCA/East Windsor |
| Mission | Non-operational Civil Weather |
| Bus & Motor | TIROS I, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 154 kg wet, 154 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Cyl, 1.07 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.920 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 17 hours ago
0 ESSA 7 (TOS-E)
1 03345U 68069A 24355.93415682 -.00000032 00000-0 70416-4 0 9999
2 03345 101.4792 327.5955 0026868 145.7396 226.4402 12.52999863576947Epoch: 2024-12-20T22:25Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-20T22:25:11.149Z)
| Latitude | 11.67541° |
| Longitude | -101.08675° |
| Altitude | 1,468.339 km |
| Speed | 7.123 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 21h 40m 48s |
| True Declination | 11° 36' 49" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 56.46879° |
| Longitude | -115.74408° |
| Altitude | 1,459.745 km |
| Speed | 7.139 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 00h 04m 28s |
| Apparent Declination | 21° 04' 51" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 14:57:06 |
| Azimuth | 41.848° NE |
| Elevation | -16.933° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 1,470.531 km |
| Perigee altitude | 1,428.468 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,827.637 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0026868 |
| Inclination | 101.4792° |
| RAAN | 327.5955° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 145.7396° |
| True anomaly | 226.21761° |
| Mean anomaly | 226.4402° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 226.32885° |
| Mean motion | 3.13399 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.000070416 |
| Orbital period | 114.87 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #69 in the year 1968 (1968-08-16 UTC)
| ESSA 7 (TOS-E), 3345 |
| DELTA 1 R/B, 3346 |
| DELTA 1 DEB, 3416 |
| DELTA 1 DEB, 3417 |
| DELTA 1 DEB, 3974 |
| DELTA 1 DEB, 3975 |
| DELTA 1 DEB, 4499 |
ESSA 7 (TOS-E) 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 mins | 2024-12-21 19:41:44.329Z | 61.091° ENE | 2024-12-21 19:43:44.329Z | 46.324° ENE | 12.169° | 2024-12-21 19:46:44.329Z | 24.416° NE |
| 14 mins | 2024-12-21 21:28:44.329Z | 136.876° SSE | 2024-12-21 21:34:44.329Z | 71.713° E | 39.88° | 2024-12-21 21:42:44.329Z | 351.335° N |
| 12 mins | 2024-12-21 23:22:44.329Z | 212.163° SW | 2024-12-21 23:27:44.329Z | 258.909° W | 27.677° | 2024-12-21 23:34:44.329Z | 321.359° NNW |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-22 09:32:44.329Z | 61.041° ENE | 2024-12-22 09:36:44.329Z | 93.522° ESE | 16.364° | 2024-12-22 09:40:44.329Z | 124.754° SE |
| 14 mins | 2024-12-22 11:23:44.329Z | 17.028° NNE | 2024-12-22 11:29:44.329Z | 15.459° NNE | 44.689° | 2024-12-22 11:37:44.329Z | 199.591° SSW |
| 9 mins | 2024-12-22 13:17:44.329Z | 343.454° N | 2024-12-22 13:21:44.329Z | 310.227° NW | 19.428° | 2024-12-22 13:26:44.329Z | 268.935° W |
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