SYNCOM 2 (A 26), 634
Orbit data source: Space-Track
SYNCOM 2 (A 26), 634 is a payload satellite owned by GSFC (US) in GEO that was launched on Fri, 26 Jul 1963 UTC via a THOR DELTA B 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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SYNCOM 2 (A 26) details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | GEO |
| Last TLE update | 1 day ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Hughes |
| Mission | Non-operational Civil Communications |
| Bus & Motor | HS-301, JPL SR-12-1 |
| Mass | 66 kg wet, ~30 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Cyl, 0.71 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.415 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 1 day ago
0 SYNCOM 2 (A 26)
1 00634U 63031A 24295.52494721 -.00000061 00000-0 00000-0 0 9990
2 00634 31.2717 308.9350 0009743 200.4697 140.1733 1.00292966224300Epoch: 2024-10-21T12:35Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-21T12:35:55.438Z)
| Latitude | -9.87022° |
| Longitude | 72.84541° |
| Altitude | 35,813.725 km |
| Speed | 3.073 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 19h 29m 06s |
| True Declination | -9° 51' 38" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 30.00193° |
| Longitude | -162.42817° |
| Altitude | 35,785.478 km |
| Speed | 3.075 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 03h 49m 04s |
| Apparent Declination | 22° 18' 36" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 15:57:02 |
| Azimuth | 2.08° NNE |
| Elevation | -27.746° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 35,822.382 km |
| Perigee | 35,740.231 km |
| Semi-major axis | 42,159.443 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0009743 |
| Inclination | 31.2717° |
| RAAN | 308.935° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 200.4697° |
| True anomaly | 140.24474° |
| Mean anomaly | 140.1733° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 140.20903° |
| Mean motion | 0.25073 °/min |
| BSTAR | Unknown |
| Period | 1435.83 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #31 in the year 1963 (1963-07-26 UTC)
| SYNCOM 2 (A 26), 634 |
| DELTA 1 R/B, 625 (Decayed) |
SYNCOM 2 (A 26) Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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