TRAAC, 205
Orbit data source: Space-Track
TRAAC, 205 is a payload satellite owned by USN BuWeps (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 15 Nov 1961 UTC via a THOR ABLESTAR 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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TRAAC details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 8 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | APL |
| Mission status | Unknown |
| Mission | Defense Technology |
| Bus & Motor | TRANSIT 4, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 105 kg wet, 105 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.56 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 8 hours ago
0 TRAAC
1 00205U 61031B 24258.91539651 .00000148 00000-0 15458-3 0 9997
2 00205 32.4399 118.3946 0101983 159.9437 200.5230 13.62509723131691Epoch: 2024-09-14T21:58Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-09-14T21:58:10.258Z)
| Latitude | -0.00005° |
| Longitude | 154.48552° |
| Altitude | 1,096.126 km |
| Speed | 7.271 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 07h 53m 34s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -13.52927° |
| Longitude | -5.0639° |
| Altitude | 972.652 km |
| Speed | 7.394 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 18h 59m 01s |
| Apparent Declination | -61° 47' 32" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 22:38:29 |
| Azimuth | 204.444° SW |
| Elevation | -20.906° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 1,105.522 km |
| Perigee | 954.422 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,408.109 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0101983 |
| Inclination | 32.4399° |
| RAAN | 118.3946° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 159.9437° |
| True anomaly | 200.11813° |
| Mean anomaly | 200.523° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 200.32009° |
| Mean motion | 3.40394 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00015458 |
| Period | 105.76 mins |
No data available
Other satellites on launch #31 in the year 1961 (1961-11-15 UTC)
| TRANSIT 4B, 202 |
| TRAAC, 205 |
| THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 204 |
| TRAAC DEB, 10796 |
TRAAC Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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