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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

1 day 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 (63 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 1 day ago

0 TRAAC
1   205U 61031B   25118.98357617  .00000068  00000-0  57970-4 0  9997
2   205  32.4409  68.5250 0101745  73.1611 288.0141 13.62544169163032

Epoch: 2025-04-28T23:36Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T23:36:20.981Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

-142.75218°

Altitude

1,002.604 km

Speed

7.364 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 34m 06s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-29.71137°

Longitude

148.91177°

Altitude

1,096.899 km

Speed

7.273 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 05m 19s

Apparent Declination

-39° 22' 10"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

07:26:08

Azimuth

257.977° W

Elevation

-59.608°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,105.22 km

Perigee altitude

954.475 km

Semi-major axis

7,407.984 km

Eccentricity

0.0101745

Inclination

32.4409°

RAAN

68.525°

Arg. of periapsis

73.1611°

True anomaly

286.90103°

Mean anomaly

288.0141°

Eccentric anomaly

287.458°

Mean motion

3.40403 °/min

BSTAR

0.00005797

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

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.
10 mins	2025-04-30 00:27:51.949Z	217.265° SW	2025-04-30 00:32:51.949Z	158.368° S	26.582°	2025-04-30 00:37:51.949Z	104.598° ESE
10 mins	2025-04-30 02:19:51.949Z	240.997° WSW	2025-04-30 02:23:51.949Z	189.795° SSW	33.938°	2025-04-30 02:29:51.949Z	110.267° ESE
10 mins	2025-04-30 04:11:51.949Z	249.485° W	2025-04-30 04:15:51.949Z	198.61° SSW	29.718°	2025-04-30 04:21:51.949Z	130.64° SE
6 mins	2025-04-30 06:04:51.949Z	235.909° WSW	2025-04-30 06:07:51.949Z	204.85° SW	16.042°	2025-04-30 06:10:51.949Z	175.468° S
7 mins	2025-04-30 23:18:51.949Z	191.851° SSW	2025-04-30 23:21:51.949Z	157.217° SSE	20.755°	2025-04-30 23:25:51.949Z	113.457° SE

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