IUS R/B(2), 19550

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IUS R/B(2), 19550 is space debris in GEO originally from a launch on Thu, 29 Sep 1988 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

19550, 1988-091D

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

16 hours ago

Origin

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

UTC CSD

Mission

Orbus 6E) (Discovery (OV-103))"

Bus & Motor

ORBUS 6, Unknown motor

Mass

~1,080 kg wet, ~1,080 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1988-09-29 (37 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, Unknown HBR

Radar Cross Section

8.086 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 16 hours ago

0 IUS R/B(2)
1 19550U 88091D   25134.73583617 -.00000183  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 19550  12.6907 333.8970 0018689 293.9152 308.8087  1.00492319126106

Epoch: 2025-05-14T17:39Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-14T17:39:36.245Z)

Latitude

-11.26519°

Longitude

78.25435°

Altitude

35,677.036 km

Speed

3.08 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 23m 29s

True Declination

-11° 15' 15"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

10.11012°

Longitude

-36.03328°

Altitude

35,800.493 km

Speed

3.071 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 44m 06s

Apparent Declination

4° 05' 58"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

18:25:10

Azimuth

353.223° N

Elevation

-45.77°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,804.569 km

Perigee altitude

35,647.192 km

Semi-major axis

42,104.018 km

Eccentricity

0.0018689

Inclination

12.6907°

RAAN

333.897°

Arg. of periapsis

293.9152°

True anomaly

308.64157°

Mean anomaly

308.8087°

Eccentric anomaly

308.72516°

Mean motion

0.25122 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

1432.99 mins

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Other satellites on launch #91 in the year 1988 (1988-09-29 UTC)

STS 26, 19547 (Decayed)

TDRS 3, 19548

IUS R/B(1), 19549

IUS R/B(2) Visibility forecast

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