EXPLORER 27, 1328
Orbit data source: Space-Track
EXPLORER 27, 1328 is a payload satellite owned by GSFC (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 29 Apr 1965 UTC via an SCOUT X-4 launch vehicle from the Wallops Island (WLPIS). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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EXPLORER 27 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 21 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | APL |
| Mission | Civil Science |
| Bus & Motor | TRANSIT 5, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 55 kg wet, 55 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Oct Cyl + 4 Pan + 4 Rod, 4.6 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 2.996 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 21 hours ago
0 EXPLORER 27
1 01328U 65032A 24295.91313566 .00000042 00000-0 20002-3 0 9999
2 01328 41.1831 78.4767 0246782 48.5547 313.6125 13.38841089907478Epoch: 2024-10-21T21:54Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-21T21:54:54.921Z)
| Latitude | 0° |
| Longitude | 78.91488° |
| Altitude | 988.149 km |
| Speed | 7.42 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 05h 13m 54s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -24.81307° |
| Longitude | -73.06616° |
| Altitude | 1,298.878 km |
| Speed | 7.121 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 21h 39m 26s |
| Apparent Declination | -43° 08' 52" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 13:47:37 |
| Azimuth | 115.332° SE |
| Elevation | -44.518° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 1,300.595 km |
| Perigee | 930.728 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,493.799 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0246782 |
| Inclination | 41.1831° |
| RAAN | 78.4767° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 48.5547° |
| True anomaly | 311.52102° |
| Mean anomaly | 313.6125° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 312.57121° |
| Mean motion | 3.34572 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00020002 |
| Period | 107.6 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #32 in the year 1965 (1965-04-29 UTC)
| EXPLORER 27, 1328 |
| SCOUT X-4 R/B, 1358 |
| SCOUT X-4 DEB, 1995 (Decayed) |
| SCOUT X-4 DEB, 2011 |
EXPLORER 27 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 mins | 2024-10-22 19:58:21.544Z | 264.38° W | 2024-10-22 20:03:21.544Z | 212.166° SW | 22.133° | 2024-10-22 20:08:21.544Z | 168.053° S |
| 8 mins | 2024-10-23 11:41:21.544Z | 188.579° SSW | 2024-10-23 11:45:21.544Z | 139.179° SSE | 23.325° | 2024-10-23 11:49:21.544Z | 93.917° ESE |
| 10 mins | 2024-10-23 13:33:21.544Z | 240.598° WSW | 2024-10-23 13:38:21.544Z | 135.291° SSE | 43.162° | 2024-10-23 13:43:21.544Z | 78.374° E |
| 10 mins | 2024-10-23 15:27:21.544Z | 274.022° WNW | 2024-10-23 15:31:21.544Z | 324.892° NNW | 44.337° | 2024-10-23 15:37:21.544Z | 86.568° E |
| 11 mins | 2024-10-23 17:20:21.544Z | 281.254° WNW | 2024-10-23 17:25:21.544Z | 196.44° SSW | 43.989° | 2024-10-23 17:31:21.544Z | 115.903° SE |