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ORS 5 SENSORSAT, 42921

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ORS 5 SENSORSAT, 42921 is a payload satellite owned by DoD ORS (US) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 26 Aug 2017 UTC via an MINOTAUR IV launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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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ORS 5 SENSORSAT details

Identifier	42921, 2017-050A
Orbit	LEO
Last TLE update	9 hours ago
Origin	DoD ORS (US)
Manufacturer	MIT-LL
Mission	Operational Defense Early Warn
Bus & Motor	ORS-5, Unknown motor
Mass	~110 kg wet, ~110 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2017-08-26 (7 years ago)
Launch vehicle	MINOTAUR IV
Launch site	Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Box + 2 Pan, 1.5 m
Radar Cross Section	1.080 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 ORS 5 SENSORSAT
1 42921U 17050A   24361.28773371  .00006148  00000-0  44309-3 0  9997
2 42921   0.0467 186.4536 0011250 337.0901 196.4928 14.97621894400714

Epoch: 2024-12-26T06:54Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T06:54:20.192Z)

Latitude	0.00528°
Longitude	161.1466°
Altitude	578.59 km
Speed	7.571 km/s
True Right ascension	00h 00m 00s
True Declination	0° 00' 19"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	0.03889°
Longitude	108.80873°
Altitude	577.167 km
Speed	7.572 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	23h 11m 51s
Apparent Declination	-29° 18' 35"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	15:38:36
Azimuth	100.888° ESE
Elevation	-35.364°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	588.418 km
Perigee altitude	572.761 km
Semi-major axis	6,958.727 km
Eccentricity	0.001125
Inclination	0.0467°
RAAN	186.4536°
Arg. of periapsis	337.0901°
True anomaly	196.45625°
Mean anomaly	196.4928°
Eccentric anomaly	196.47452°
Mean motion	3.73894 °/min
BSTAR	0.00044309
Orbital period	96.28 mins