LEASAT 3 PKM, 16229

Orbit data source: Space-Track

LEASAT 3 PKM, 16229 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Fri, 12 Apr 1985 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

16229, 1985-028E

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

18 hours ago

Origin

Echostar Corp (US)

Manufacturer

Thiokol/UT

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

MM3-PKM, Unknown motor

Mass

~200 kg wet, ~200 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1985-04-12 (40 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Sphere + Cone, 2.5 m

Radar Cross Section

3.557 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 18 hours ago

0 LEASAT 3 PKM
1 16229U 85028E   25134.33663711  .00005527  00000-0  15883-2 0  9994
2 16229  26.9541  22.3990 4729187  93.3396 319.7356  6.02053697685815

Epoch: 2025-05-14T08:04Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-14T08:04:45.446Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

28.88763°

Altitude

3,804.782 km

Speed

6.86 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 29m 35s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-26.84993°

Longitude

-68.64778°

Altitude

12,132.307 km

Speed

3.443 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

19h 46m 50s

Apparent Declination

-32° 12' 53"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:42:06

Azimuth

91.677° ESE

Elevation

-54.125°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

12,426.985 km

Perigee altitude

351.242 km

Semi-major axis

12,767.25 km

Eccentricity

0.4729187

Inclination

26.9541°

RAAN

22.399°

Arg. of periapsis

93.3396°

True anomaly

266.6413°

Mean anomaly

319.7356°

Eccentric anomaly

295.22277°

Mean motion

1.50452 °/min

BSTAR

0.0015883

Orbital period

239.28 mins

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Other satellites on launch #28 in the year 1985 (1985-04-12 UTC)

STS 51D, 15641 (Decayed)

NAHUEL I1 (ANIK C1), 15642

LEASAT 3, 15643

ANIK C1 R/B(PAM-D), 15644

LEASAT 3 PKM 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.
18 mins	2025-05-15 15:41:19.420Z	186.55° SSW	2025-05-15 15:52:19.420Z	170.262° S	11.97°	2025-05-15 15:59:19.420Z	153.195° SSE
5 mins	2025-05-15 20:11:19.420Z	209.94° SW	2025-05-15 20:14:19.420Z	186.294° SSW	14.029°	2025-05-15 20:16:19.420Z	161.482° S

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