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LANDSAT 3, 10702

Orbit data source: Space-Track

LANDSAT 3, 10702 is a payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Sun, 05 Mar 1978 UTC via a DELTA 2910 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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

10702, 1978-026A

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

17 hours ago

Origin

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

GE/MSVD

Mission

Non-operational Civil Imaging

Bus & Motor

NIMBUS, Unknown motor

Mass

900 kg wet, 900 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1978-03-05 (47 years ago)

Launch vehicle

DELTA 2910

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cone + 2 Pan, 3.6 m

Radar Cross Section

6.858 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 17 hours ago

0 LANDSAT 3
1 10702U 78026A   25152.91327738 -.00000078  00000-0 -24753-4 0  9990
2 10702  99.0149 109.4769 0015540 107.4684 321.4232 13.96949038408387

Epoch: 2025-06-01T21:55Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-01T21:55:07.165Z)

Latitude

67.1103°

Longitude

-131.88547°

Altitude

907.095 km

Speed

7.409 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 50m 06s

True Declination

66° 59' 22"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

15.09384°

Longitude

-111.68337°

Altitude

906.578 km

Speed

7.4 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 18m 32s

Apparent Declination

-13° 24' 44"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:36:02

Azimuth

72.804° E

Elevation

-39.39°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

912.896 km

Perigee altitude

890.271 km

Semi-major axis

7,279.721 km

Eccentricity

0.00155

Inclination

99.0149°

RAAN

109.4769°

Arg. of periapsis

107.4684°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

321.4232°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.49439 °/min

Orbital period

103.02 mins

BSTAR

-0.000024753

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Other satellites on launch #26 in the year 1978 (1978-03-05 UTC)

DELTA 1 DEB, 12185

DELTA 1 DEB, 12186 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB, 12187 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB, 12188 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB, 12189

DELTA 1 DEB, 12190

DELTA 1 DEB, 12191 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB, 12192 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB, 12193

DELTA 1 DEB, 12194 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB, 12195

DELTA 1 DEB, 12196 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB, 12197 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB, 12198

LANDSAT 3 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.
9 mins	2025-06-02 20:04:12.071Z	124.054° SE	2025-06-02 20:09:12.071Z	59.323° ENE	26.896°	2025-06-02 20:13:12.071Z	9.801° NNE
8 mins	2025-06-02 21:47:12.071Z	207.849° SW	2025-06-02 21:50:12.071Z	255.567° W	30.961°	2025-06-02 21:55:12.071Z	326.474° NNW
4 mins	2025-06-03 08:37:12.071Z	72.624° E	2025-06-03 08:39:12.071Z	96.681° ESE	15.059°	2025-06-03 08:41:12.071Z	119.2° SE
9 mins	2025-06-03 10:17:12.071Z	5.133° NNE	2025-06-03 10:21:12.071Z	272.086° WNW	42.79°	2025-06-03 10:26:12.071Z	206.091° SW

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