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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
6 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 6 hours ago
0 TOPEX/POSEIDON
1 22076U 92052A   25183.60593220 -.00000041  00000-0  88580-4 0  9990
2 22076  66.0399 138.4725 0007755 271.0620 261.0460 12.81082704538709
Epoch: 2025-07-02T14:32Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T14:32:32.542Z)
Latitude
7.23654°
Longitude
176.2336°
Altitude
1,339.321 km
Speed
7.189 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 01m 00s
True Declination
7° 11' 49"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-66.07234°
Longitude
-95.83931°
Altitude
1,355.356 km
Speed
7.183 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
22h 42m 38s
Apparent Declination
-63° 46' 05"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
08:23:49
Azimuth
208.956° SW
Elevation
-58.68°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,341.665 km
Perigee altitude
1,329.701 km
Semi-major axis
7,713.82 km
Eccentricity
0.00078
Inclination
66.0399°
RAAN
138.4725°
Arg. of periapsis
271.062°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
261.046°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.2036 °/min
Orbital period
112.37 mins
BSTAR
0.00008858
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TOPEX/POSEIDON Visibility forecast

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11 mins2025-07-02 21:14:45.211Z151.59° SSE2025-07-02 21:20:45.211Z99.217° ESE22.994°2025-07-02 21:25:45.211Z57.568° ENE
14 mins2025-07-02 23:08:45.211Z220.803° SW2025-07-02 23:15:45.211Z317.358° NNW43.178°2025-07-02 23:22:45.211Z25.622° NE
9 mins2025-07-03 01:08:45.211Z290.531° WNW2025-07-03 01:12:45.211Z324.112° NNW18.825°2025-07-03 01:17:45.211Z5.461° NNE
8 mins2025-07-03 05:09:45.211Z359.515° N2025-07-03 05:13:45.211Z31.587° NE15.702°2025-07-03 05:17:45.211Z62.403° ENE
14 mins2025-07-03 07:04:45.211Z339.875° N2025-07-03 07:11:45.211Z62.079° ENE39.022°2025-07-03 07:18:45.211Z128.722° SE
12 mins2025-07-03 09:01:45.211Z305.26° NW2025-07-03 09:06:45.211Z255.718° W29.623°2025-07-03 09:13:45.211Z192.476° SSW
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