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 | 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 |
| Shape & HBR | Cyl + Ell, 10 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 1.323 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 8 hours ago
0 TRAAC
1 205U 61031B 25014.04739411 .00000081 00000-0 73746-4 0 9999
2 205 32.4394 233.0000 0101959 357.5306 2.4804 13.62528798148716Epoch: 2025-01-14T01:08Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-14T01:08:14.851Z)
| Latitude | -0.00001° |
| Longitude | 102.17841° |
| Altitude | 949.849 km |
| Speed | 7.416 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 15h 31m 59s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 15.72806° |
| Longitude | -105.59396° |
| Altitude | 1,089.607 km |
| Speed | 7.279 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 00h 01m 46s |
| Apparent Declination | -11° 12' 11" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 09:29:53 |
| Azimuth | 299.912° NW |
| Elevation | -45.872° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 1,105.435 km |
| Perigee altitude | 954.371 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,408.04 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0101959 |
| Inclination | 32.4394° |
| RAAN | 233° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 357.5306° |
| True anomaly | 2.53162° |
| Mean anomaly | 2.4804° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 2.50594° |
| Mean motion | 3.40399 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.000073746 |
| Orbital period | 105.76 mins |
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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: undefined°, undefined
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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| 7 mins | 2025-01-14 17:09:03.498Z | 188.068° SSW | 2025-01-14 17:13:03.498Z | 148.106° SSE | 16.54° | 2025-01-14 17:16:03.498Z | 118.544° SE |
| 10 mins | 2025-01-14 19:00:03.498Z | 221.635° SW | 2025-01-14 19:04:03.498Z | 169.361° S | 30.717° | 2025-01-14 19:10:03.498Z | 102.88° ESE |
| 11 mins | 2025-01-14 20:51:03.498Z | 247.754° W | 2025-01-14 20:56:03.498Z | 182.881° SSW | 35.199° | 2025-01-14 21:02:03.498Z | 113.964° SE |
| 10 mins | 2025-01-14 22:43:03.498Z | 252.733° W | 2025-01-14 22:48:03.498Z | 196.016° SSW | 27.892° | 2025-01-14 22:53:03.498Z | 142.575° SSE |
| 4 mins | 2025-01-15 00:38:03.498Z | 224.086° SW | 2025-01-15 00:39:03.498Z | 215.051° SW | 13.165° | 2025-01-15 00:42:03.498Z | 188.732° SSW |
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