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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). 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

22796, 1993-058B

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

19 hours ago

Origin

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (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 (32 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 19 hours ago

0 ACTS
1 22796U 93058B   25189.49627826 -.00000107  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 22796  14.5863 358.1959 0051819  75.0433 287.1531  1.00271970123461

Epoch: 2025-07-08T11:54Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T11:54:38.441Z)

Latitude

0.4041°

Longitude

-105.59087°

Altitude

35,723.451 km

Speed

3.079 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 59m 02s

True Declination

0° 24' 13"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-13.51987°

Longitude

-174.42407°

Altitude

35,964.21 km

Speed

3.062 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

19h 23m 57s

Apparent Declination

-21° 03' 02"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:21:53

Azimuth

179.449° S

Elevation

29.032°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,006.012 km

Perigee altitude

35,569.016 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.651 km

Eccentricity

0.00518

Inclination

14.5863°

RAAN

358.1959°

Arg. of periapsis

75.0433°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

287.1531°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.14 mins

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Other satellites on launch #58 in the year 1993 (1993-09-12 UTC)

STS 51, 22795 (Decayed)

ORFEUS-SPAS, 22798 (Decayed)

TOS R/B, 22797

STS 51 DEB, 22799 (Decayed)

STS 51 DEB, 22800 (Decayed)

ACTS 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.
1440 mins	2025-07-09 07:12:25.579Z	179.449° S	2025-07-09 17:41:25.579Z	179.294° S	41.003°	2025-07-10 07:12:25.579Z	179.434° S

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