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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
2 days ago
Origin
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 2 days ago
0 APPLE
1 12545U 81057B   25118.71137187  .00000094  00000-0  00000-0 0  9993
2 12545   7.9855 300.2479 0025251 212.6118 157.8303  1.00046392118242
Epoch: 2025-04-28T17:04Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T17:04:22.529Z)
Latitude
1.48108°
Longitude
-162.32322°
Altitude
35,947.514 km
Speed
3.065 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 42m 46s
True Declination
1° 28' 47"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-7.9994°
Longitude
98.23086°
Altitude
35,794.411 km
Speed
3.076 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
13h 40m 41s
Apparent Declination
-14° 08' 47"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
17:58:22
Azimuth
242.461° WSW
Elevation
9.454°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,957.571 km
Perigee altitude
35,744.305 km
Semi-major axis
42,229.075 km
Eccentricity
0.0025251
Inclination
7.9855°
RAAN
300.2479°
Arg. of periapsis
212.6118°
True anomaly
157.93917°
Mean anomaly
157.8303°
Eccentric anomaly
157.88477°
Mean motion
0.25011 °/min
BSTAR
Unknown
Orbital period
1439.38 mins
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APPLE Visibility forecast

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1170 mins2025-04-30 12:00:22.758Z242.855° WSW2025-04-30 22:33:22.758Z255.611° W19.225°2025-05-01 07:30:22.758Z244.861° WSW
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