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TIMED, 26998

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TIMED, 26998 is a payload satellite owned by GSFC (US) 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

26998, 2001-055B

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

23 hours ago

Origin

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

APL

Mission

Operational Civil Science

Bus & Motor

TIMED, Unknown motor

Mass

587 kg wet, 587 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2001-12-07 (23 years ago)

Launch vehicle

DELTA 7920-10

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 11.7 m

Radar Cross Section

9.952 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 23 hours ago

0 TIMED
1 26998U 01055B   25126.90230863  .00001786  00000-0  17174-3 0  9997
2 26998  74.0686 332.1480 0002004 256.3844 103.7116 14.93856792270121

Epoch: 2025-05-06T21:39Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-06T21:39:19.465Z)

Latitude

-0.0001°

Longitude

142.32202°

Altitude

588.937 km

Speed

7.566 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 08m 35s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

10.90993°

Longitude

-42.76042°

Altitude

587.728 km

Speed

7.567 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 32m 18s

Apparent Declination

-21° 10' 56"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

04:57:53

Azimuth

92.518° ESE

Elevation

-31.212°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

584.876 km

Perigee altitude

582.086 km

Semi-major axis

6,961.618 km

Eccentricity

0.0002004

Inclination

74.0686°

RAAN

332.148°

Arg. of periapsis

256.3844°

True anomaly

103.73391°

Mean anomaly

103.7116°

Eccentric anomaly

103.72275°

Mean motion

3.73661 °/min

BSTAR

0.00017174

Orbital period

96.34 mins

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Other satellites on launch #55 in the year 2001 (2001-12-07 UTC)

JASON, 26997

DELTA 2 R/B, 26999 (Decayed)

DELTA 2 DEB (DPAF), 27000

TIMED DEB, 27497 (Decayed)

JASON DEB, 35414

JASON DEB, 37379

TIMED 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.
5 mins	2025-05-07 23:55:34.113Z	21.18° NNE	2025-05-07 23:57:34.113Z	53.009° ENE	18.274°	2025-05-08 00:00:34.113Z	102.943° ESE
6 mins	2025-05-08 01:33:34.113Z	313.341° NW	2025-05-08 01:36:34.113Z	246.218° WSW	28.835°	2025-05-08 01:39:34.113Z	195.748° SSW
5 mins	2025-05-08 13:58:34.113Z	147.75° SSE	2025-05-08 14:00:34.113Z	108.241° ESE	25.369°	2025-05-08 14:03:34.113Z	49.407° ENE
4 mins	2025-05-08 15:37:34.113Z	269.663° W	2025-05-08 15:38:34.113Z	289.322° WNW	20.935°	2025-05-08 15:41:34.113Z	343.176° N

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Check out TIMED, 26998 on other resources

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