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ACTS, 22796

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ACTS, 22796 is a payload satellite owned by NASA LeRC (US) in GEO that was launched on Sun, 12 Sep 1993 UTC via an SPACE SHUTTLE launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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ACTS details

Identifier	22796, 1993-058B
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	9 hours ago
Origin	NASA LeRC (US)
Manufacturer	MM/East Windsor
Mission	Non-operational Civil Communications
Bus & Motor	AS4000, Unknown motor
Mass	2,770 kg wet, ~1,488 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	1993-09-12 (31 years ago)
Launch vehicle	SPACE SHUTTLE
Launch site	Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Hex Poly + 2 Pan, 2.14 m
Radar Cross Section	4.512 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 ACTS
1 22796U 93058B   24337.11993664 -.00000098  00000-0  00000+0 0  9996
2 22796  14.5941 359.8495 0046125  70.3006 299.4486  1.00273347121260

Epoch: 2024-12-02T02:52Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-02T02:52:42.525Z)

Latitude	2.33448°
Longitude	-105.81045°
Altitude	35,690.045 km
Speed	3.082 km/s
True Right ascension	00h 35m 15s
True Declination	2° 19' 56"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	7.99132°
Longitude	32.62688°
Altitude	35,737.609 km
Speed	3.078 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	09h 49m 46s
Apparent Declination	2° 45' 57"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	09:43:11
Azimuth	177.279° S
Elevation	52.82°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,981.615 km
Perigee altitude	35,592.641 km
Semi-major axis	42,165.265 km
Eccentricity	0.0046125
Inclination	14.5941°
RAAN	359.8495°
Arg. of periapsis	70.3006°
True anomaly	298.98703°
Mean anomaly	299.4486°
Eccentric anomaly	299.21795°
Mean motion	0.25067 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1436.12 mins