JASON, 26997
Orbit data source: Space-Track
JASON, 26997 is an American payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Fri, 07 Dec 2001 UTC via a DELTA 7920-10 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
Orbit
Last TLE update
1 day ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Alcatel/Cannes
Mission
Non-operational Civil Science
Bus & Motor
PROTEUS, AOCS
Mass
500 kg wet, 472 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 6 m
Radar Cross Section
10.176 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 1 day ago
0 JASON
1 26997U 01055A 25126.64535060 -.00000066 00000-0 -18529-4 0 9992
2 26997 66.0397 202.9886 0007681 261.8288 207.3941 12.84070363 96430Epoch: 2025-05-06T15:29Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-06T15:29:18.291Z)
Latitude
59.77648°
Longitude
-123.45824°
Altitude
1,339.674 km
Speed
7.191 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 14m 26s
True Declination
59° 38' 17"
Sunlit
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
51.21537°
Longitude
136.88941°
Altitude
1,337.924 km
Speed
7.191 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
15h 27m 16s
Apparent Declination
11° 09' 45"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
03:18:49
Azimuth
357.338° N
Elevation
-38.884°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #55 in the year 2001 (2001-12-07 UTC)
JASON Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined°
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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| 6 mins | 2025-05-08 04:26:46.532Z | 120.606° SE | 2025-05-08 04:29:46.532Z | 98.085° ESE | 12.501° | 2025-05-08 04:32:46.532Z | 75.749° E |
| 14 mins | 2025-05-08 06:17:46.532Z | 197.475° SSW | 2025-05-08 06:23:46.532Z | 126.158° SE | 43.879° | 2025-05-08 06:31:46.532Z | 33.69° NE |
| 12 mins | 2025-05-08 08:14:46.532Z | 266.063° W | 2025-05-08 08:20:46.532Z | 323.181° NNW | 25.797° | 2025-05-08 08:26:46.532Z | 13.722° NNE |
| 12 mins | 2025-05-08 14:12:46.532Z | 350.012° N | 2025-05-08 14:18:46.532Z | 52.25° ENE | 29.418° | 2025-05-08 14:24:46.532Z | 106.043° ESE |
| 14 mins | 2025-05-08 16:07:46.532Z | 320.875° NNW | 2025-05-08 16:14:46.532Z | 233.656° WSW | 40.748° | 2025-05-08 16:21:46.532Z | 170.041° S |
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