TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE R/B, 11147

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE R/B, 11147 is space debris in GEO originally from a launch on Thu, 14 Dec 1978 UTC launched from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

11147, 1978-113D

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

23 hours ago

Origin

USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization (US)

Manufacturer

Martin Marietta

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

TRANSTAGE, Unknown motor

Mass

~1,950 kg wet, ~1,950 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1978-12-14 (46 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 2 Nozzle, 4.6 m

Radar Cross Section

14.974 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 23 hours ago

0 TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE R/B
1 11147U 78113D   25128.80708339 -.00000220  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 11147  11.6646 308.7086 0255490  58.5503 129.8277  0.93756490110576

Epoch: 2025-05-08T19:22Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T19:22:12.004Z)

Latitude

-2.15624°

Longitude

-18.32167°

Altitude

38,453.903 km

Speed

2.957 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 16m 24s

True Declination

-2° 09' 15"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

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Latitude

4.9288°

Longitude

-53.48519°

Altitude

37,804.712 km

Speed

3.001 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 20m 00s

Apparent Declination

0° 22' 40"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

02:32:58

Azimuth

102.232° ESE

Elevation

13.641°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

38,845.644 km

Perigee altitude

36,592.368 km

Semi-major axis

44,097.143 km

Eccentricity

0.025549

Inclination

11.6646°

RAAN

308.7086°

Arg. of periapsis

58.5503°

True anomaly

132.03045°

Mean anomaly

129.8277°

Eccentric anomaly

130.93359°

Mean motion

0.23438 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

1535.94 mins

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Other satellites on launch #113 in the year 1978 (1978-12-14 UTC)

OPS 9441 (DSCS 2-11), 11144

OPS 9442 (DSCS 2-12), 11145

TITAN 3C R/B(1), 11146 (Decayed)

OPS 9442 (DSCS 2-12) DEB, 59989

OPS 9442 (DSCS 2-12) DEB, 59990

OPS 9442 (DSCS 2-12) DEB, 59991

OPS 9442 (DSCS 2-12) DEB, 59992

TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE R/B 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.
1440 mins	2025-05-09 18:22:11.158Z	102.247° ESE	2025-05-10 15:35:11.158Z	114.333° SE	30.306°	2025-05-10 18:22:11.158Z	118.091° SE

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