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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). 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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Identifier

205, 1961-031B

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

5 hours ago

Origin

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

APL

Mission

Defense Technology

Bus & Motor

TRANSIT 4, Unknown motor

Mass

105 kg wet, 105 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1961-11-15 (64 years ago)

Launch vehicle

THOR ABLESTAR

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

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 5 hours ago

0 TRAAC
1   205U 61031B   25184.86078777  .00000033  00000-0  11201-4 0  9993
2   205  32.4410  99.2680 0102256 212.5660 146.8621 13.62548293172028

Epoch: 2025-07-03T20:39Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-03T20:39:32.063Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-132.73713°

Altitude

1,088.801 km

Speed

7.278 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 37m 04s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-28.71413°

Longitude

167.20527°

Altitude

1,022.699 km

Speed

7.347 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 06m 32s

Apparent Declination

-34° 02' 35"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:26:15

Azimuth

303.017° NW

Elevation

-80.051°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,105.583 km

Perigee altitude

954.081 km

Semi-major axis

7,407.969 km

Eccentricity

0.01023

Inclination

32.441°

RAAN

99.268°

Arg. of periapsis

212.566°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

146.8621°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.40404 °/min

Orbital period

105.76 mins

BSTAR

0.000011201

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Other satellites on launch #31 in the year 1961 (1961-11-15 UTC)

TRANSIT 4B, 202

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.
11 mins	2025-07-04 02:23:25.808Z	255.39° W	2025-07-04 02:28:25.808Z	203.064° SW	30.349°	2025-07-04 02:34:25.808Z	133.632° SE
6 mins	2025-07-04 04:17:25.808Z	237.981° WSW	2025-07-04 04:20:25.808Z	208.837° SW	15.925°	2025-07-04 04:23:25.808Z	179.673° S
10 mins	2025-07-04 21:29:25.808Z	204.332° SW	2025-07-04 21:34:25.808Z	152.67° SSE	23.939°	2025-07-04 21:39:25.808Z	105.535° ESE
12 mins	2025-07-04 23:20:25.808Z	236.95° WSW	2025-07-04 23:25:25.808Z	183.222° SSW	34.344°	2025-07-04 23:32:25.808Z	103.467° ESE
11 mins	2025-07-05 01:12:25.808Z	253.245° W	2025-07-05 01:17:25.808Z	199.6° SSW	34.029°	2025-07-05 01:23:25.808Z	123.129° SE

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