IRIS R/B, 22196

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIS R/B, 22196 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Thu, 22 Oct 1992 UTC launched from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

22196, 1992-070D

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

19 hours ago

Origin

Italian Space Agency (IT)

Manufacturer

BPD

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

IRIS, Unknown motor

Mass

1,534 kg wet, 264 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1992-10-22 (33 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + Cone, 0.8 m

Radar Cross Section

2.399 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 19 hours ago

0 IRIS R/B
1 22196U 92070D   25213.86944382  .00176777  11042-4  98949-3 0  9994
2 22196  41.1049 202.9031 0478088 331.7304  25.8302 14.98105432345632

Epoch: 2025-08-01T20:51Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-01T20:51:59.946Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-60.81046°

Altitude

276.483 km

Speed

7.906 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 31m 36s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

5.9013°

Longitude

-58.52655°

Altitude

285.017 km

Speed

7.896 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 25m 20s

Apparent Declination

-18° 56' 04"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:51:44

Azimuth

67.088° ENE

Elevation

-52.244°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

907.412 km

Perigee altitude

242.57 km

Semi-major axis

6,953.128 km

Eccentricity

0.04781

Inclination

41.1049°

RAAN

202.9031°

Arg. of periapsis

331.7304°

True anomaly

28.35175°

Mean anomaly

25.8302°

Eccentric anomaly

27.07707°

Mean motion

3.74346 °/min

Orbital period

96.17 mins

BSTAR

0.00098949

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Other satellites on launch #70 in the year 1992 (1992-10-22 UTC)

STS 52, 22194 (Decayed)

LAGEOS 2, 22195

CTA, 22214 (Decayed)

LAGEOS 2 AKM (MAGE 1S), 22197

IRIS DEB, 22535 (Decayed)

IRIS R/B 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.
4 mins	2025-08-03 01:51:12.043Z	184.697° SSW	2025-08-03 01:53:12.043Z	146.332° SSE	17.05°	2025-08-03 01:55:12.043Z	108.97° ESE
7 mins	2025-08-03 03:31:12.043Z	242.97° WSW	2025-08-03 03:34:12.043Z	119.105° SE	42.215°	2025-08-03 03:38:12.043Z	78.968° E
8 mins	2025-08-03 05:12:12.043Z	276.968° WNW	2025-08-03 05:15:12.043Z	27.461° NE	44.061°	2025-08-03 05:20:12.043Z	87.169° E
9 mins	2025-08-03 06:53:12.043Z	278.453° WNW	2025-08-03 06:56:12.043Z	218.902° SW	43.766°	2025-08-03 07:02:12.043Z	113.551° SE
8 mins	2025-08-03 08:34:12.043Z	260.777° W	2025-08-03 08:37:12.043Z	217.384° SW	26.884°	2025-08-03 08:42:12.043Z	155.284° SSE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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