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
Orbit
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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
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 12.81082680538618Epoch: 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
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
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
02:59:13
Azimuth
135.537° SSE
Elevation
-47.667°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #52 in the year 1992 (1992-08-10 UTC)
TOPEX/POSEIDON 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. |
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| 12 mins | 2025-07-02 21:14:02.138Z | 155.202° SSE | 2025-07-02 21:20:02.138Z | 107.099° ESE | 23.063° | 2025-07-02 21:26:02.138Z | 56.095° ENE |
| 14 mins | 2025-07-02 23:09:02.138Z | 221.271° SW | 2025-07-02 23:15:02.138Z | 282.208° WNW | 43.066° | 2025-07-02 23:23:02.138Z | 26.026° NE |
| 9 mins | 2025-07-03 01:09:02.138Z | 292.483° WNW | 2025-07-03 01:13:02.138Z | 326.78° NNW | 18.84° | 2025-07-03 01:18:02.138Z | 7.205° NNE |
| 8 mins | 2025-07-03 05:10:02.138Z | 1.498° NNE | 2025-07-03 05:13:02.138Z | 25.443° NE | 15.694° | 2025-07-03 05:18:02.138Z | 64.193° ENE |
| 14 mins | 2025-07-03 07:05:02.138Z | 340.727° N | 2025-07-03 07:11:02.138Z | 43.54° NE | 38.981° | 2025-07-03 07:19:02.138Z | 129.387° SE |
| 13 mins | 2025-07-03 09:01:02.138Z | 308.793° NW | 2025-07-03 09:07:02.138Z | 251.68° W | 29.654° | 2025-07-03 09:14:02.138Z | 191.422° SSW |
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