FLTSATCOM 8 (USA 46), 20253
Orbit data source: Space-Track
FLTSATCOM 8 (USA 46), 20253 is a payload satellite owned by SPAWAR (US) in GEO that was launched on Mon, 25 Sep 1989 UTC via an ATLAS G CENTAUR 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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0 FLTSATCOM 8 (USA 46)
1 20253U 89077A 25118.90094532 -.00000373 00000-0 00000+0 0 9995
2 20253 12.5391 353.6482 0006181 15.2012 298.0230 1.00261302256443
Epoch: 2025-04-28T21:37Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T21:37:21.675Z)
Latitude
-9.10893°
Longitude
126.05876°
Altitude
35,778.615 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 30m 01s
True Declination
-9° 05' 59"
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Latitude
4.27213°
Longitude
-27.47099°
Altitude
35,810.085 km
Speed
3.073 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
09h 56m 38s
Apparent Declination
-1° 10' 38"
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Local Sidereal Time
18:52:00
Azimuth
300.725° NW
Elevation
-32.979°
Doppler factor
1
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FLTSATCOM 8 (USA 46) Visibility forecast
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