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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Hex Poly + 2 Pan, 1.7 m
Radar Cross Section
4.512 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 9 hours ago
0 ACTS
1 22796U 93058B 26257.25057925 -.00000115 00000-0 00000-0 0 9996
2 22796 14.5703 354.8800 0052450 84.4693 258.1432 1.00273291127792Epoch: 2026-09-14T06:00Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-14T06:00:50.047Z)
Latitude
-4.45797°
Longitude
-106.00304°
Altitude
35,832.623 km
Speed
3.071 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 29m 45s
True Declination
-4° 27' 13"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
07:09:54
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,008.301 km
Perigee altitude
35,565.987 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.281 km
Eccentricity
0.00525
Inclination
14.5703°
RAAN
354.88°
Arg. of periapsis
84.4693°
True anomaly
257.55579°
Mean anomaly
258.1432°
Eccentric anomaly
257.84942°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.12 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #58 in the year 1993 (1993-09-12 UTC)
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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. |
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| 1440 mins | 2026-09-14 14:36:02.045Z | 179.784° S | 2026-09-15 13:07:02.045Z | 181.713° SSW | 60.354° | 2026-09-15 14:36:02.045Z | 179.712° S |
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