LAGEOS 1, 8820
Orbit data source: Space-Track
LAGEOS 1, 8820 is a payload satellite owned by NASA MSFC (US) that was launched on Tue, 04 May 1976 UTC via a DELTA 2913 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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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LAGEOS 1 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | Active |
| Last TLE update | 1 day ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Bendix |
| Mission | Operational Civil Geodetic |
| Bus & Motor | LAGEOS, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 411 kg wet, 411 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Sphere, 0.6 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.283 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 1 day ago
0 LAGEOS 1
1 08820U 76039A 24345.99679249 .00000030 00000-0 00000-0 0 9999
2 08820 109.8528 349.8554 0044047 60.3633 304.1924 6.38664845877815Epoch: 2024-12-10T23:55Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-10T23:55:22.871Z)
| Latitude | 3.83764° |
| Longitude | -90.56949° |
| Altitude | 5,863.808 km |
| Speed | 5.714 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 23h 13m 53s |
| True Declination | 3° 49' 27" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 35.44358° |
| Longitude | 106.04401° |
| Altitude | 5,888.795 km |
| Speed | 5.705 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 12h 54m 18s |
| Apparent Declination | 11° 43' 31" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 02:04:28 |
| Azimuth | 21.349° NNE |
| Elevation | -35.85° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 5,945.928 km |
| Perigee altitude | 5,837.836 km |
| Semi-major axis | 12,270.019 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0044047 |
| Inclination | 109.8528° |
| RAAN | 349.8554° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 60.3633° |
| True anomaly | 303.77361° |
| Mean anomaly | 304.1924° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 303.98313° |
| Mean motion | 1.59689 °/min |
| BSTAR | Unknown |
| Orbital period | 225.44 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #39 in the year 1976 (1976-05-04 UTC)
| LAGEOS 1, 8820 |
| DELTA 1 R/B, 8821 (Decayed) |
| LAGEOS 1 AKM, 8822 |
| DELTA 1 DEB (YO), 14514 (Decayed) |
LAGEOS 1 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 mins | 2024-12-12 10:50:35.679Z | 37.004° NE | 2024-12-12 11:14:35.679Z | 97.432° ESE | 27.916° | 2024-12-12 11:38:35.679Z | 157.395° SSE |
| 55 mins | 2024-12-12 14:22:35.679Z | 26.338° NE | 2024-12-12 14:49:35.679Z | 312.139° NW | 43.948° | 2024-12-12 15:17:35.679Z | 229.527° WSW |
| 43 mins | 2024-12-12 17:53:35.679Z | 42.441° NE | 2024-12-12 18:14:35.679Z | 349.27° N | 29.99° | 2024-12-12 18:36:35.679Z | 295.935° NW |
| 50 mins | 2024-12-12 21:11:35.679Z | 101.765° ESE | 2024-12-12 21:35:35.679Z | 36.907° NE | 38.107° | 2024-12-12 22:01:35.679Z | 330.094° NNW |
| 55 mins | 2024-12-13 00:39:35.679Z | 171.722° S | 2024-12-13 01:06:35.679Z | 250.358° W | 40.818° | 2024-12-13 01:34:35.679Z | 331.325° NNW |
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