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TOPEX/POSEIDON, 22076

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TOPEX/POSEIDON, 22076 is an American payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Mon, 10 Aug 1992 UTC via an ARIANE 42P launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). 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
22076, 1992-052A
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
18 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Fairchild
Mission
Non-operational Civil Science
Bus & Motor
MMS, Unknown motor
Mass
2,402 kg wet, 2,185 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
1992-08-10 (33 years ago)
Launch vehicle
ARIANE 42P
Launch site
French Guiana (FRGUI)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Hex Poly + 1 Pan, 11.5 m
Radar Cross Section
20.954 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 18 hours ago
0 TOPEX/POSEIDON
1 22076U 92052A   25182.87255222 -.00000044  00000-0  73081-4 0  9998
2 22076  66.0398 139.9961 0007756 271.0319 119.1343 12.81082680538618
Epoch: 2025-07-01T20:56Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T20:56:28.511Z)
Latitude
27.45745°
Longitude
-81.00098°
Altitude
1,342.434 km
Speed
7.188 km/s
True Right ascension
10h 13m 07s
True Declination
27° 19' 39"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-43.44552°
Longitude
-120.63062°
Altitude
1,348.359 km
Speed
7.186 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
10h 54m 08s
Apparent Declination
-57° 27' 26"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
02:59:13
Azimuth
135.537° SSE
Elevation
-47.667°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,341.666 km
Perigee altitude
1,329.7 km
Semi-major axis
7,713.82 km
Eccentricity
0.00078
Inclination
66.0398°
RAAN
139.9961°
Arg. of periapsis
271.0319°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
119.1343°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.2036 °/min
Orbital period
112.37 mins
BSTAR
0.000073081
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TOPEX/POSEIDON Visibility forecast

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End Az.
12 mins2025-07-02 21:14:02.138Z155.202° SSE2025-07-02 21:20:02.138Z107.099° ESE23.063°2025-07-02 21:26:02.138Z56.095° ENE
14 mins2025-07-02 23:09:02.138Z221.271° SW2025-07-02 23:15:02.138Z282.208° WNW43.066°2025-07-02 23:23:02.138Z26.026° NE
9 mins2025-07-03 01:09:02.138Z292.483° WNW2025-07-03 01:13:02.138Z326.78° NNW18.84°2025-07-03 01:18:02.138Z7.205° NNE
8 mins2025-07-03 05:10:02.138Z1.498° NNE2025-07-03 05:13:02.138Z25.443° NE15.694°2025-07-03 05:18:02.138Z64.193° ENE
14 mins2025-07-03 07:05:02.138Z340.727° N2025-07-03 07:11:02.138Z43.54° NE38.981°2025-07-03 07:19:02.138Z129.387° SE
13 mins2025-07-03 09:01:02.138Z308.793° NW2025-07-03 09:07:02.138Z251.68° W29.654°2025-07-03 09:14:02.138Z191.422° SSW
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