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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

Country

Related business

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

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, 6.8 m

Radar Cross Section

20.954 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago

0 TOPEX/POSEIDON
1 22076U 92052A   26037.00637254 -.00000061  00000-0 -82185-6 0  9999
2 22076  66.0409  44.7156 0008147 272.5220 124.1584 12.81090182566689

Epoch: 2026-02-06T00:09Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-06T00:09:10.587Z)

Latitude

33.22696°

Longitude

-76.89258°

Altitude

1,343.99 km

Speed

7.188 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 06m 12s

True Declination

33° 04' 53"

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

12:07:05

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,341.937 km

Perigee altitude

1,329.368 km

Semi-major axis

7,713.79 km

Eccentricity

0.00081

Inclination

66.0409°

RAAN

44.7156°

Arg. of periapsis

272.522°

True anomaly

124.23561°

Mean anomaly

124.1584°

Eccentric anomaly

124.19701°

Mean motion

3.20362 °/min

Orbital period

112.37 mins

BSTAR

-8.2185e-7

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Other satellites on launch #52 in the year 1992 (1992-08-10 UTC)

ARIANE 42P DEB, 44513

ARIANE 42P DEB, 47107

ARIANE 42P DEB *, 47108

ARIANE 42P DEB, 44509

ARIANE 42P DEB, 44511

S80/T, 22078

ARIANE 42P R/B, 22079

ARIANE 42P DEB, 44510

ARIANE 42P DEB, 44514

OSCAR 23 (KITSAT 1), 22077

ARIANE 42P DEB, 44508

ARIANE 42P DEB, 44512

ARIANE 42P DEB, 44507

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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.
5 mins	2026-02-06 10:01:20.021Z	75.514° E	2026-02-06 10:01:20.021Z	75.514° E	26.854°	2026-02-06 10:06:20.021Z	109.435° ESE
14 mins	2026-02-06 11:49:20.021Z	319.436° NNW	2026-02-06 11:55:20.021Z	249.037° W	40.807°	2026-02-06 12:03:20.021Z	169.637° S
10 mins	2026-02-07 00:26:20.021Z	143.846° SSE	2026-02-07 00:31:20.021Z	98.923° ESE	21.719°	2026-02-07 00:36:20.021Z	58.282° ENE
14 mins	2026-02-07 02:19:20.021Z	218.343° SW	2026-02-07 02:26:20.021Z	323.699° NNW	43.712°	2026-02-07 02:33:20.021Z	26.581° NE
9 mins	2026-02-07 04:19:20.021Z	290.009° WNW	2026-02-07 04:23:20.021Z	324.652° NNW	19.553°	2026-02-07 04:28:20.021Z	6.152° NNE
8 mins	2026-02-07 08:20:20.021Z	0.164° NNE	2026-02-07 08:23:20.021Z	23.634° NE	15.122°	2026-02-07 08:28:20.021Z	62.05° ENE

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TOPEX/POSEIDON, 22076

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-06T00:09:10.587Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #52 in the year 1992 (1992-08-10 UTC)

TOPEX/POSEIDON Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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