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APPLE, 12545

Orbit data source: Space-Track

APPLE, 12545 is a payload satellite owned by ISRO (IN) in GEO that was launched on Fri, 19 Jun 1981 UTC via an ARIANE 1 launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). 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

12545, 1981-057B

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

17 hours ago

Origin

Indian Space Research Organization (IN / IND)

Manufacturer

ISRO SAC/Banga

Mission

Non-operational Civil Communications

Bus & Motor

APPLE, SLV-3-4

Mass

670 kg wet, 313 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1981-06-19 (44 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 1

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 2 Pan, 2 m

Radar Cross Section

2.339 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 17 hours ago

0 APPLE
1 12545U 81057B   25193.65942586 -.00000302  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 12545   7.8128 299.5842 0028151 215.3181 152.3340  1.00052066118998

Epoch: 2025-07-12T15:49Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-12T15:49:34.394Z)

Latitude

1.03385°

Longitude

139.11587°

Altitude

35,953.314 km

Speed

3.065 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 29m 12s

True Declination

1° 01' 58"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-7.71015°

Longitude

31.86525°

Altitude

35,765.786 km

Speed

3.078 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 57m 21s

Apparent Declination

-12° 24' 55"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:05:13

Azimuth

281.386° WNW

Elevation

-32.31°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,968.217 km

Perigee altitude

35,730.468 km

Semi-major axis

42,227.48 km

Eccentricity

0.00282

Inclination

7.8128°

RAAN

299.5842°

Arg. of periapsis

215.3181°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

152.334°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25012 °/min

Orbital period

1,439.3 mins

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Other satellites on launch #57 in the year 1981 (1981-06-19 UTC)

METEOSAT 2, 12544

CAT 3, 12546

ARIANE 1 R/B, 12562 (Decayed)

ARIANE 1 DEB, 14125 (Decayed)

METEOSAT 2 AKM (MAGE 1), 20837

ARIANE 1 DEB, 48343

APPLE Visibility

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