ERS 15, 2412
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ERS 15, 2412 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SSD (US) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 19 Aug 1966 UTC via an ATLAS SLV-3 AGENA D launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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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ERS 15 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 1 day ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | TRW |
| Mission | Defense Technology |
| Bus & Motor | ORS, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 5 kg wet, 5 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Oct Cyl, 0.2 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.045 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 1 day ago
0 ERS 15
1 02412U 66077C 25022.15335701 .00000002 00000-0 00000-0 0 9993
2 02412 90.3339 271.2708 0007632 219.1956 140.8343 8.59077977346573Epoch: 2025-01-22T03:40Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-22T03:40:50.045Z)
| Latitude | -0.00002° |
| Longitude | 94.31296° |
| Altitude | 3,700.412 km |
| Speed | 6.288 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 18h 05m 04s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 86.45267° |
| Longitude | 88.95663° |
| Altitude | 3,711.182 km |
| Speed | 6.29 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 02h 44m 45s |
| Apparent Declination | 53° 25' 52" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 15:05:22 |
| Azimuth | 3.075° NNE |
| Elevation | 3.453° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 3,697.769 km |
| Perigee altitude | 3,682.4 km |
| Semi-major axis | 10,068.222 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0007632 |
| Inclination | 90.3339° |
| RAAN | 271.2708° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 219.1956° |
| True anomaly | 140.88949° |
| Mean anomaly | 140.8343° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 140.8619° |
| Mean motion | 2.14839 °/min |
| BSTAR | Unknown |
| Orbital period | 167.57 mins |
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ERS 15 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 mins | 2025-01-23 16:01:14.044Z | 159.881° S | 2025-01-23 16:19:14.044Z | 86.83° E | 43.781° | 2025-01-23 16:38:14.044Z | 0.381° NNE |
| 31 mins | 2025-01-23 18:53:14.044Z | 230.949° WSW | 2025-01-23 19:08:14.044Z | 287.771° WNW | 27.686° | 2025-01-23 19:24:14.044Z | 347.459° N |
| 17 mins | 2025-01-24 01:16:14.044Z | 29.343° NE | 2025-01-24 01:24:14.044Z | 56.641° ENE | 14.348° | 2025-01-24 01:33:14.044Z | 87.048° E |
| 36 mins | 2025-01-24 03:59:14.044Z | 5.142° NNE | 2025-01-24 04:17:14.044Z | 98.778° ESE | 43.518° | 2025-01-24 04:35:14.044Z | 174.036° S |
| 29 mins | 2025-01-24 06:47:14.044Z | 349.915° N | 2025-01-24 07:01:14.044Z | 296.316° NW | 29.208° | 2025-01-24 07:16:14.044Z | 241.539° WSW |
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