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). 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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CTS details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | GEO |
| Last TLE update | 12 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | CRC |
| Mission | Civil Communications |
| Bus & Motor | CTS, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 685 kg wet, 311 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| 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 12 hours ago
0 CTS
1 08585U 76004A 24361.22537302 -.00000143 00000-0 00000-0 0 9992
2 08585 5.3172 279.6873 0014891 275.2132 249.5195 1.00338441116909Epoch: 2024-12-26T05:24Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T05:24:32.228Z)
| Latitude | 1.43674° |
| Longitude | -92.03381° |
| Altitude | 35,789.384 km |
| Speed | 3.074 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 05h 37m 13s |
| True Declination | 1° 26' 07" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -1.95248° |
| Longitude | 82.12991° |
| Altitude | 35,739.573 km |
| Speed | 3.077 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 17h 20m 55s |
| Apparent Declination | -8° 23' 02" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 16:19:46 |
| Azimuth | 160.195° S |
| Elevation | 39.672° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 35,831.738 km |
| Perigee altitude | 35,706.215 km |
| Semi-major axis | 42,147.114 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0014891 |
| Inclination | 5.3172° |
| RAAN | 279.6873° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 275.2132° |
| True anomaly | 249.35975° |
| Mean anomaly | 249.5195° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 249.43962° |
| Mean motion | 0.25084 °/min |
| BSTAR | Unknown |
| Orbital period | 1435.2 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #4 in the year 1976 (1976-01-17 UTC)
| CTS, 8585 |
| 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
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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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| 1440 mins | 2024-12-26 16:57:31.572Z | 160.202° S | 2024-12-27 00:24:31.572Z | 157.271° SSE | 36.412° | 2024-12-27 16:57:31.572Z | 159.831° S |
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