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SEA LAUNCH DEMO, 25661

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SEA LAUNCH DEMO, 25661 is a payload satellite owned by SeaLaunch (US) in HEO that was launched on Sun, 28 Mar 1999 UTC via a ZENIT-3SL launch vehicle from the Sea Launch (SEAL). 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
25661, 1999-014A
Orbit
HEO
Last TLE update
22 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Boeing/Kent
Mission
Commercial Technology
Bus & Motor
HS-702 MODEL, Unknown motor
Mass
4,700 kg wet, 4,700 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
1999-03-28 (26 years ago)
Launch vehicle
ZENIT-3SL
Launch site
Sea Launch (SEAL)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Irr, 5 m
Radar Cross Section
37.500 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 22 hours ago
0 SEA LAUNCH DEMO
1 25661U 99014A   25128.37803520  .00000022  00000-0  22018-3 0  9999
2 25661   0.9958  99.9773 7151682  42.5986 299.5765  2.23254386213061
Epoch: 2025-05-08T09:04Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T09:04:22.241Z)
Latitude
-0.96396°
Longitude
-2.54311°
Altitude
21,627.131 km
Speed
3.514 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 59m 59s
True Declination
0° 57' 45"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-0.9676°
Longitude
-1.45987°
Altitude
21,260.763 km
Speed
3.567 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
00h 27m 24s
Apparent Declination
-8° 11' 18"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
14:45:40
Azimuth
53.615° ENE
Elevation
-45.771°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,044.766 km
Perigee altitude
666.882 km
Semi-major axis
24,733.961 km
Eccentricity
0.7151682
Inclination
0.9958°
RAAN
99.9773°
Arg. of periapsis
42.5986°
True anomaly
217.32902°
Mean anomaly
299.5765°
Eccentric anomaly
259.31134°
Mean motion
0.55796 °/min
BSTAR
0.00022018
Orbital period
645.21 mins
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Other satellites on launch #14 in the year 1999 (1999-03-28 UTC)

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597 mins2025-05-09 08:47:48.573Z218.933° SW2025-05-09 13:02:48.573Z181.303° SSW34.342°2025-05-09 18:44:48.573Z152.148° SSE
25 mins2025-05-10 06:11:48.573Z182.164° SSW2025-05-10 06:31:48.573Z141.79° SSE18.678°2025-05-10 06:36:48.573Z137.293° SSE
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