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ESSA 2 (OT-2), 2091

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ESSA 2 (OT-2), 2091 is a payload satellite owned by ESSA (US) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 28 Feb 1966 UTC via a THOR DELTA E 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

2091, 1966-016A

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)

Manufacturer

RCA/East Windsor

Mission

Non-operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

TIROS I, Unknown motor

Mass

130 kg wet, 130 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1966-02-28 (60 years ago)

Launch vehicle

THOR DELTA E

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 6 hours ago

TLE from 6 hours ago

0 ESSA 2 (OT-2)
1 02091U 66016A   25292.26836840 -.00000019  00000-0  12397-3 0  9994
2 02091 101.2357 202.3877 0039146  25.9137  94.9028 12.69425630763053

Epoch: 2025-10-19T06:26Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-19T06:26:27.029Z)

Latitude

57.06656°

Longitude

-84.44458°

Altitude

1,396.39 km

Speed

7.166 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 40m 37s

True Declination

56° 55' 21"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

07:33:00

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,412.149 km

Perigee altitude

1,351.395 km

Semi-major axis

7,759.909 km

Eccentricity

0.00391

Inclination

101.2357°

RAAN

202.3877°

Arg. of periapsis

25.9137°

True anomaly

95.34955°

Mean anomaly

94.9028°

Eccentric anomaly

95.12619°

Mean motion

3.17511 °/min

Orbital period

113.38 mins

BSTAR

0.00012397

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ESSA 2 (OT-2) Visibility forecast

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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.
14 mins	2025-10-19 17:16:30.012Z	138.083° SSE	2025-10-19 17:22:30.012Z	77.578° E	39.133°	2025-10-19 17:30:30.012Z	351.838° N
11 mins	2025-10-19 19:09:30.012Z	212.237° SW	2025-10-19 19:14:30.012Z	261.458° W	26.956°	2025-10-19 19:20:30.012Z	318.743° NNW
6 mins	2025-10-20 05:12:30.012Z	68.802° E	2025-10-20 05:15:30.012Z	92.708° ESE	13.828°	2025-10-20 05:18:30.012Z	115.706° SE
14 mins	2025-10-20 07:01:30.012Z	20.073° NNE	2025-10-20 07:07:30.012Z	96.032° ESE	44.642°	2025-10-20 07:15:30.012Z	194.321° SSW
10 mins	2025-10-20 08:53:30.012Z	346.084° N	2025-10-20 08:58:30.012Z	301.802° NW	21.339°	2025-10-20 09:03:30.012Z	260.677° W

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ESSA 2 (OT-2), 2091

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-19T06:26:27.029Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #16 in the year 1966 (1966-02-28 UTC)

ESSA 2 (OT-2) Visibility forecast

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