GEOS 2, 10981
Orbit data source: Space-Track
GEOS 2, 10981 is a payload satellite owned by ESA (ESA) in GEO that was launched on Fri, 14 Jul 1978 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
Orbit
Country
ESARelated business
Manufacturer
BAE Filton
Mission
Non-operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor
ESA GEOS, SNIA-BPD
Mass
575 kg wet, 240 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 9 hours ago
0 GEOS 2
1 10981U 78071A 26126.25493131 -.00000257 00000-0 00000-0 0 9992
2 10981 5.6741 286.9249 0005110 14.9860 336.6594 0.99380527173571Epoch: 2026-05-06T06:07Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-06T06:07:06.065Z)
Latitude
-0.8217°
Longitude
-37.32152°
Altitude
36,018.09 km
Speed
3.067 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 34m 17s
True Declination
0° 49' 15"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
22:49:51
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,061.037 km
Perigee altitude
36,017.686 km
Semi-major axis
42,417.498 km
Eccentricity
0.00051
Inclination
5.6741°
RAAN
286.9249°
Arg. of periapsis
14.986°
True anomaly
336.63619°
Mean anomaly
336.6594°
Eccentric anomaly
336.64779°
Mean motion
0.24844 °/min
Orbital period
1,449.03 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #71 in the year 1978 (1978-07-14 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.GEOS 2 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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| 191 mins | 2026-05-06 14:52:25.418Z | 101.564° ESE | 2026-05-06 14:52:25.418Z | 101.564° ESE | 12.072° | 2026-05-06 18:03:25.418Z | 104.954° ESE |
| 515 mins | 2026-05-07 06:17:25.418Z | 107.567° ESE | 2026-05-07 13:05:25.418Z | 103.041° ESE | 14.816° | 2026-05-07 14:52:25.418Z | 103.756° ESE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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