ORBVIEW 2 (SEASTAR), 24883
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ORBVIEW 2 (SEASTAR), 24883 is a payload satellite owned by Orbimage (US) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 01 Aug 1997 UTC via a PEGASUS XL launch vehicle from the Pegasus Launch, Western Range Air Space (WRAS). 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
Last TLE update
22 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
OSC-Germantown
Mission
Non-operational Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
PEGASTAR, Unknown motor
Mass
309 kg wet, 241 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl + 4 Pan, 4.3 m
Radar Cross Section
4.299 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 22 hours ago
0 ORBVIEW 2 (SEASTAR)
1 24883U 97037A 25174.38227000 .00000181 00000-0 79273-4 0 9994
2 24883 98.8268 327.3320 0003352 101.0182 259.1380 14.35258843471276Epoch: 2025-06-23T09:10Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-23T09:10:28.127Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
-82.07854°
Altitude
777.591 km
Speed
7.465 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 49m 19s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-34.77834°
Longitude
-75.00119°
Altitude
788.964 km
Speed
7.457 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
01h 34m 09s
Apparent Declination
-54° 06' 05"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
17:55:57
Azimuth
131.082° SE
Elevation
-44.962°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #37 in the year 1997 (1997-08-01 UTC)
ORBVIEW 2 (SEASTAR) 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. |
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| 4 mins | 2025-06-24 08:46:42.779Z | 88.112° E | 2025-06-24 08:48:42.779Z | 62.605° ENE | 14.902° | 2025-06-24 08:50:42.779Z | 36.666° NE |
| 8 mins | 2025-06-24 10:23:42.779Z | 178.63° S | 2025-06-24 10:27:42.779Z | 283.068° WNW | 41.925° | 2025-06-24 10:31:42.779Z | 339.008° N |
| 8 mins | 2025-06-24 22:34:42.779Z | 35.327° NE | 2025-06-24 22:38:42.779Z | 114.393° SE | 33.086° | 2025-06-24 22:42:42.779Z | 168.405° S |
| 6 mins | 2025-06-25 00:14:42.779Z | 331.24° NNW | 2025-06-25 00:16:42.779Z | 301.376° NW | 21.194° | 2025-06-25 00:20:42.779Z | 246.479° WSW |
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