OCO 2, 40059
Orbit data source: Space-Track
OCO 2, 40059 is a payload satellite owned by GSFC (US) in SSO that was launched on Wed, 02 Jul 2014 UTC via a DELTA 7320-10C 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
OSC
Mission
Operational Civil Earth Obs Sci
Bus & Motor
LEOSTAR-2, AOCS
Mass
454 kg wet, 409 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Hex Cyl + 2 Pan, 4.5 m
Radar Cross Section
3.820 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago
TLE from 8 hours ago
0 OCO 2
1 40059U 14035A 26268.54993015 .00000312 00000-0 79220-4 0 9991
2 40059 98.2082 208.3391 0001546 72.8789 287.2578 14.57096084650668Epoch: 2026-09-25T13:11Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-25T13:11:53.964Z)
Latitude
-0.00012°
Longitude
5.99352°
Altitude
705.222 km
Speed
7.503 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 53m 21s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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
14:26:34
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
700.746 km
Perigee altitude
698.557 km
Semi-major axis
7,077.788 km
Eccentricity
0.00015
Inclination
98.2082°
RAAN
208.3391°
Arg. of periapsis
72.8789°
True anomaly
287.24088°
Mean anomaly
287.2578°
Eccentric anomaly
287.24934°
Mean motion
3.64499 °/min
Orbital period
98.77 mins
BSTAR
0.00007922
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Other satellites on launch #35 in the year 2014 (2014-07-02 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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| 5 mins | 2026-09-26 07:56:15.460Z | 59.759° ENE | 2026-09-26 07:58:15.460Z | 89.693° E | 19.321° | 2026-09-26 08:01:15.460Z | 133.408° SE |
| 7 mins | 2026-09-26 09:33:15.460Z | 350.862° N | 2026-09-26 09:36:15.460Z | 292.651° NW | 41.689° | 2026-09-26 09:40:15.460Z | 221.84° SW |
| 5 mins | 2026-09-26 19:02:15.460Z | 93.896° ESE | 2026-09-26 19:04:15.460Z | 60.823° ENE | 20.608° | 2026-09-26 19:07:15.460Z | 20.123° NNE |
| 7 mins | 2026-09-26 20:38:15.460Z | 198.77° SSW | 2026-09-26 20:41:15.460Z | 255.74° W | 40.788° | 2026-09-26 20:45:15.460Z | 328.724° NNW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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