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 1.00292966224300
Epoch: 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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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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