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CTS, 8585

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CTS, 8585 is a payload satellite owned by CRC (CA) in GEO that was launched on Sat, 17 Jan 1976 UTC via a DELTA 2914 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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

8585, 1976-004A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

2 days ago

Origin

Communications Research Center (CA)

Manufacturer

CRC

Mission

Civil Communications

Bus & Motor

CTS, Unknown motor

Mass

685 kg wet, 311 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1976-01-17 (49 years ago)

Launch vehicle

DELTA 2914

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 2 Pan, 16.5 m

Radar Cross Section

11.235 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago

0 CTS
1 08585U 76004A   25118.80116214 -.00000272  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 08585   4.9981 277.9751 0011780 257.7900 260.4607  1.00303205118148

Epoch: 2025-04-28T19:13Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T19:13:40.408Z)

Latitude

1.85735°

Longitude

-69.26871°

Altitude

35,785.62 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 04m 38s

True Declination

1° 51' 20"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

0.92952°

Longitude

143.04991°

Altitude

35,796.239 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

19h 31m 13s

Apparent Declination

-5° 03' 04"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:49:14

Azimuth

130.557° SE

Elevation

31.634°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,828.509 km

Perigee altitude

35,729.187 km

Semi-major axis

42,156.985 km

Eccentricity

0.001178

Inclination

4.9981°

RAAN

277.9751°

Arg. of periapsis

257.79°

True anomaly

260.32761°

Mean anomaly

260.4607°

Eccentric anomaly

260.39415°

Mean motion

0.25075 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

1435.7 mins

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Other satellites on launch #4 in the year 1976 (1976-01-17 UTC)

DELTA 1 R/B(1), 8586 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB, 8587 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 R/B(2), 8598 (Decayed)

CTS DEB (ARRAY COVER), 39688

CTS DEB (ARRAY COVER), 39689

CTS 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.
1440 mins	2025-04-30 09:15:25.222Z	130.571° SE	2025-04-30 14:30:25.222Z	127.446° SE	30°	2025-05-01 09:15:25.222Z	130.387° SE

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