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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). 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

2412, 1966-077C

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

TRW

Mission

Defense Technology

Bus & Motor

ORS, Unknown motor

Mass

5 kg wet, 5 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1966-08-19 (59 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS SLV-3 AGENA D

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

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   25128.34827087  .00000002  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 02412  90.3324 272.4991 0008389 114.2125 245.9603  8.59078141355690

Epoch: 2025-05-08T08:21Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T08:21:30.603Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-79.29847°

Altitude

3,697.896 km

Speed

6.289 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 09m 59s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-42.2736°

Longitude

100.41632°

Altitude

3,710.909 km

Speed

6.285 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 35m 57s

Apparent Declination

-53° 37' 34"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:59:48

Azimuth

130.497° SE

Elevation

-44.583°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,698.529 km

Perigee altitude

3,681.637 km

Semi-major axis

10,068.22 km

Eccentricity

0.0008389

Inclination

90.3324°

RAAN

272.4991°

Arg. of periapsis

114.2125°

True anomaly

245.87254°

Mean anomaly

245.9603°

Eccentric anomaly

245.91642°

Mean motion

2.14839 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

167.57 mins

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ERS 15 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.
24 mins	2025-05-09 18:43:15.937Z	19.744° NNE	2025-05-09 18:55:15.937Z	61.52° ENE	18.439°	2025-05-09 19:07:15.937Z	103.508° ESE
36 mins	2025-05-09 21:29:15.937Z	3.302° NNE	2025-05-09 21:46:15.937Z	80.52° E	44.776°	2025-05-09 22:05:15.937Z	182.548° SSW
26 mins	2025-05-10 00:17:15.937Z	347.946° N	2025-05-10 00:30:15.937Z	299.807° NW	25.145°	2025-05-10 00:43:15.937Z	253.066° W
32 mins	2025-05-10 07:57:15.937Z	128.908° SE	2025-05-10 08:13:15.937Z	64.282° ENE	34.132°	2025-05-10 08:29:15.937Z	5.15° NNE
35 mins	2025-05-10 10:41:15.937Z	198.402° SSW	2025-05-10 10:58:15.937Z	275.365° WNW	40.554°	2025-05-10 11:16:15.937Z	353.498° N

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