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GEOTAIL, 22049

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GEOTAIL, 22049 is a payload satellite owned by ISAS (JP) in HEO that was launched on Fri, 24 Jul 1992 UTC via a DELTA 6925 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

22049, 1992-044A

Orbit

HEO

Country

JP / JPN

Related business

JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) (JP)

Manufacturer

NEC

Mission

Non-operational Civil Science

Bus & Motor

GEOTAIL, Unknown motor

Mass

1,009 kg wet, 640 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1992-07-24 (34 years ago)

Launch vehicle

DELTA 6925

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 1 Ant, 1.1 m

Radar Cross Section

15.169 m², Large (>1 m²)

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0 GEOTAIL
1 22049U 92044A   26157.56173069 -.00001559  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 22049  45.3349 344.8330 5742418 280.6441 357.9112  0.19182450 15732

Epoch: 2026-06-06T13:28Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-06T13:28:53.531Z)

Latitude

-45.15298°

Longitude

162.81907°

Altitude

46,645.929 km

Speed

3.45 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 20m 04s

True Declination

-45° 07' 48"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

21:46:38

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

193,548.818 km

Perigee altitude

47,692.68 km

Semi-major axis

126,998.886 km

Eccentricity

0.57424

Inclination

45.3349°

RAAN

344.833°

Arg. of periapsis

280.6441°

True anomaly

350.59706°

Mean anomaly

357.9112°

Eccentric anomaly

355.10197°

Mean motion

0.04796 °/min

Orbital period

7,506.88 mins

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Other satellites on launch #44 in the year 1992 (1992-07-24 UTC)

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DELTA 2 R/B(1) (DUVE), 22050 (Decayed)

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GEOTAIL 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.
922 mins	2026-06-04 13:54:21.213Z	46.724° ENE	2026-06-04 21:56:21.213Z	182.729° SSW	44.953°	2026-06-05 05:16:21.213Z	301.561° NW

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GEOTAIL, 22049

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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Other satellites on launch #44 in the year 1992 (1992-07-24 UTC)

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