Showing default

SEASAT 1, 10967

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SEASAT 1, 10967 is a payload satellite owned by JPL (US) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 27 Jun 1978 UTC via an ATLAS F/AGENA D 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.

Loading next visibility...
Identifier
10967, 1978-064A
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
7 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
LMSC
Mission
Non-operational Civil Science
Bus & Motor
SEASAT, Unknown motor
Mass
2,290 kg wet, ~1,290 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
1978-06-27 (47 years ago)
Launch vehicle
ATLAS F/AGENA D
Launch site
Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Cyl + 4 Pan, 20.98 m
Radar Cross Section
25.600 m², Large (>1 m²)

Expand to show TLE details & history

TLE from 7 hours ago
0 SEASAT 1
1 10967U 78064A   25122.94103426  .00000617  00000-0  21228-3 0  9991
2 10967 108.0023 193.6951 0002324 236.4380 123.6543 14.45801159461597
Epoch: 2025-05-02T22:35Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-02T22:35:05.36Z)
Latitude
-0.00007°
Longitude
-6.16764°
Altitude
742.812 km
Speed
7.483 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 54m 46s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
44.56414°
Longitude
-166.9715°
Altitude
746.019 km
Speed
7.486 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
01h 53m 48s
Apparent Declination
5° 12' 00"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
13:35:22
Azimuth
353.539° N
Elevation
-44.685°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
738.847 km
Perigee altitude
735.539 km
Semi-major axis
7,115.33 km
Eccentricity
0.0002324
Inclination
108.0023°
RAAN
193.6951°
Arg. of periapsis
236.438°
True anomaly
123.67646°
Mean anomaly
123.6543°
Eccentric anomaly
123.66538°
Mean motion
3.61618 °/min
BSTAR
0.00021228
Orbital period
99.55 mins
Loading maneuver chart data...
Loading SW <> Apogee altitude chart data...

SEASAT 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.
8 mins2025-05-03 17:26:17.475Z49.496° ENE2025-05-03 17:30:17.475Z114.362° SE27.903°2025-05-03 17:34:17.475Z171.668° S
7 mins2025-05-03 19:04:17.475Z358.381° N2025-05-03 19:07:17.475Z307.339° NW28.168°2025-05-03 19:11:17.475Z244.848° WSW
5 mins2025-05-04 03:00:17.475Z87.482° E2025-05-04 03:02:17.475Z56.63° ENE20.607°2025-05-04 03:05:17.475Z10.881° NNE
8 mins2025-05-04 04:36:17.475Z177.604° S2025-05-04 04:39:17.475Z233.13° WSW37.536°2025-05-04 04:44:17.475Z323.659° NNW
|