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EXPLORER 29 (GEOS 1), 1726

Orbit data source: Space-Track

EXPLORER 29 (GEOS 1), 1726 is a payload satellite owned by GSFC (US) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 06 Nov 1965 UTC via a THOR DELTA E launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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 29 (GEOS 1) details

Identifier	1726, 1965-089A
Orbit	LEO
Last TLE update	11 hours ago
Origin	GSFC (US)
Manufacturer	APL
Mission	Civil Geodetic
Bus & Motor	ANNA, Unknown motor
Mass	176 kg wet, 176 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	1965-11-06 (59 years ago)
Launch vehicle	THOR DELTA E
Launch site	Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Oct Cyl + 1 Dome + 1 Rod, 15 m
Radar Cross Section	1.519 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago

0 EXPLORER 29 (GEOS 1)
1 01726U 65089A   24285.54354831 -.00000055  00000-0  12253-3 0  9995
2 01726  59.3831 328.4644 0715692 179.4506 334.4564 11.97071323576191

Epoch: 2024-10-11T13:02Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-11T13:02:42.573Z)

Latitude	25.49137°
Longitude	-84.12799°
Altitude	1,182.781 km
Speed	7.492 km/s
True Right ascension	08h 48m 38s
True Declination	25° 21' 56"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Predictive object data (real-time)

Latitude	-10.81114°
Longitude	104.67614°
Altitude	2,260.087 km
Speed	6.553 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	23h 40m 55s
Apparent Declination	-43° 46' 46"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Predictive observer data (real-time)

Local Sidereal Time	18:31:58
Azimuth	131.953° SE
Elevation	-18.762°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee	2,271.067 km
Perigee	1,115.721 km
Semi-major axis	8,071.531 km
Eccentricity	0.0715692
Inclination	59.3831°
RAAN	328.4644°
Arg. of periapsis	179.4506°
True anomaly	330.61366°
Mean anomaly	334.4564°
Eccentric anomaly	332.56722°
Mean motion	2.99302 °/min
BSTAR	0.00012253
Period	120.28 mins

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Other satellites on launch #89 in the year 1965 (1965-11-06 UTC)

EXPLORER 29 (GEOS 1), 1726

EXPLORER 29 (GEOS 1) 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	2024-10-12 02:20:10.493Z	130.294° SE	2024-10-12 02:25:10.493Z	106.803° ESE	13.501°	2024-10-12 02:30:10.493Z	81.619° E
22 mins	2024-10-12 04:18:10.493Z	194.602° SSW	2024-10-12 04:29:10.493Z	128.626° SE	40.756°	2024-10-12 04:40:10.493Z	46.409° ENE
20 mins	2024-10-12 06:25:10.493Z	248.336° W	2024-10-12 06:35:10.493Z	313.787° NW	38.543°	2024-10-12 06:45:10.493Z	35.078° NE
15 mins	2024-10-12 08:36:10.493Z	298.424° NW	2024-10-12 08:44:10.493Z	350.091° N	23.725°	2024-10-12 08:51:10.493Z	40.093° NE
13 mins	2024-10-12 10:46:10.493Z	327.694° NNW	2024-10-12 10:53:10.493Z	21.706° NNE	24.969°	2024-10-12 10:59:10.493Z	72.758° E
14 mins	2024-10-12 12:52:10.493Z	322.753° NNW	2024-10-12 13:00:10.493Z	68.586° E	43.575°	2024-10-12 13:06:10.493Z	130.724° SE
9 mins	2024-10-12 14:59:10.493Z	290.364° WNW	2024-10-12 15:04:10.493Z	244.661° WSW	20.902°	2024-10-12 15:08:10.493Z	206.593° SW

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