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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

17 hours 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 17 hours ago

0 ERS 15
1 02412U 66077C   25193.67208399  .00000002  00000-0  00000-0 0  9991
2 02412  90.3379 273.2713 0007942  52.9200 307.2377  8.59078387361304

Epoch: 2025-07-12T16:07Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-12T16:07:48.056Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

100.51477°

Altitude

3,689.61 km

Speed

6.294 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 13m 05s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

40.27572°

Longitude

100.23802°

Altitude

3,689.797 km

Speed

6.298 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 33m 41s

Apparent Declination

21° 51' 57"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:38:05

Azimuth

287.753° WNW

Elevation

13.022°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,698.078 km

Perigee altitude

3,682.085 km

Semi-major axis

10,068.218 km

Eccentricity

0.00079

Inclination

90.3379°

RAAN

273.2713°

Arg. of periapsis

52.92°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

307.2377°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

2.1484 °/min

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.
13 mins	2025-07-13 09:12:31.511Z	287.663° WNW	2025-07-13 09:17:31.511Z	305.026° NW	13.828°	2025-07-13 09:25:31.511Z	332.043° NNW
30 mins	2025-07-13 15:18:31.511Z	16.039° NNE	2025-07-13 15:33:31.511Z	75.036° E	28.143°	2025-07-13 15:48:31.511Z	131.11° SE
35 mins	2025-07-13 18:04:31.511Z	358.906° N	2025-07-13 18:21:31.511Z	281.923° WNW	43.608°	2025-07-13 18:39:31.511Z	201.29° SSW
18 mins	2025-07-13 20:54:31.511Z	340.052° N	2025-07-13 21:02:31.511Z	312.33° NW	16.695°	2025-07-13 21:12:31.511Z	278.332° WNW
12 mins	2025-07-14 02:01:31.511Z	61.579° ENE	2025-07-14 02:06:31.511Z	44.704° NE	13.145°	2025-07-14 02:13:31.511Z	21.311° NNE
34 mins	2025-07-14 04:30:31.511Z	148.829° SSE	2025-07-14 04:46:31.511Z	80.786° E	41.353°	2025-07-14 05:04:31.511Z	2.314° NNE
33 mins	2025-07-14 07:18:31.511Z	219.207° SW	2025-07-14 07:34:31.511Z	283.378° WNW	32.522°	2025-07-14 07:51:31.511Z	349.86° N

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