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TRACE, 25280

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TRACE, 25280 is a payload satellite owned by GSFC (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 02 Apr 1998 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
25280, 1998-020A
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
19 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
GSFC
Mission
Non-operational Civil Astronomy
Bus & Motor
SMEX, Unknown motor
Mass
250 kg wet, 250 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
1998-04-02 (27 years ago)
Launch vehicle
PEGASUS XL
Launch site
Pegasus Launch, Western Range Air Space (WRAS)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Cyl, 1.5 m
Radar Cross Section
7.820 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 19 hours ago
0 TRACE
1 25280U 98020A   25199.35586485  .17841747  26209-5  25274-3 0  9992
2 25280  97.3829  53.7423 0011362 249.3529 283.8722 16.48395503499411
Epoch: 2025-07-18T08:32Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T08:32:26.723Z)
Latitude
6.76093°
Longitude
170.09753°
Altitude
144.431 km
Speed
7.821 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 38m 28s
True Declination
6° 43' 01"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-61.25918°
Longitude
3.77691°
Altitude
84.258 km
Speed
7.859 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
04h 35m 47s
Apparent Declination
-50° 28' 43"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
16:37:27
Azimuth
178.562° S
Elevation
-79.434°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
147.766 km
Perigee altitude
132.954 km
Semi-major axis
6,518.497 km
Eccentricity
0.00114
Inclination
97.3829°
RAAN
53.7423°
Arg. of periapsis
249.3529°
True anomaly
283.74576°
Mean anomaly
283.8722°
Eccentric anomaly
283.80898°
Mean motion
4.12403 °/min
Orbital period
87.29 mins
BSTAR
0.00025274
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