ERS 15, 2412
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ERS 15, 2412 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SSD (US) 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 | Active |
| Last TLE update | 19 hours 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 19 hours ago
0 ERS 15
1 02412U 66077C 24280.91043846 .00000002 00000-0 00000-0 0 9998
2 02412 90.3228 270.0195 0008212 333.6895 26.3538 8.59077477337362Epoch: 2024-10-06T21:51Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-06T21:51:01.882Z)
| Latitude | -0.00007° |
| Longitude | -73.78396° |
| Altitude | 3,687.044 km |
| Speed | 6.296 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 18h 00m 04s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -21.56328° |
| Longitude | -73.64773° |
| Altitude | 3,691.545 km |
| Speed | 6.294 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 19h 41m 58s |
| Apparent Declination | -34° 30' 44" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 11:21:40 |
| Azimuth | 100.969° ESE |
| Elevation | -46.615° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 3,698.356 km |
| Perigee | 3,681.82 km |
| Semi-major axis | 10,068.225 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0008212 |
| Inclination | 90.3228° |
| RAAN | 270.0195° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 333.6895° |
| True anomaly | 26.39561° |
| Mean anomaly | 26.3538° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 26.3747° |
| Mean motion | 2.14839 °/min |
| BSTAR | Unknown |
| Period | 167.57 mins |
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ERS 15 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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