ESSA 1 (OT-3), 1982
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ESSA 1 (OT-3), 1982 is a payload satellite owned by ESSA (US) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 03 Feb 1966 UTC via a THOR DELTA C launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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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TLE from 8 hours ago
0 ESSA 1 (OT-3)
1 01982U 66008A 25183.87954408 .00000158 00000-0 51410-4 0 9993
2 01982 97.8602 235.9636 0081415 103.3253 257.7036 14.48139924107388
Epoch: 2025-07-02T21:06Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T21:06:32.608Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
-1.82658°
Altitude
747.489 km
Speed
7.474 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 43m 51s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
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Latitude
-73.27882°
Longitude
151.27524°
Altitude
810.007 km
Speed
7.42 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
03h 52m 33s
Apparent Declination
-58° 51' 24"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
16:40:02
Azimuth
162.216° S
Elevation
-69.615°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #8 in the year 1966 (1966-02-03 UTC)
ESSA 1 (OT-3) 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. |
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8 mins | 2025-07-03 15:55:37.210Z | 27.742° NE | 2025-07-03 15:59:37.210Z | 107.254° ESE | 35.916° | 2025-07-03 16:03:37.210Z | 171.958° S |
4 mins | 2025-07-03 17:35:37.210Z | 322.278° NNW | 2025-07-03 17:37:37.210Z | 291.905° WNW | 16.511° | 2025-07-03 17:39:37.210Z | 263.032° W |
7 mins | 2025-07-04 03:05:37.210Z | 142.386° SSE | 2025-07-04 03:08:37.210Z | 86.281° E | 37.399° | 2025-07-04 03:12:37.210Z | 1.434° NNE |
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