AQUA, 27424
Orbit data source: Space-Track
AQUA, 27424 is a payload satellite owned by GSFC (US) in SSO that was launched on Sat, 04 May 2002 UTC via a DELTA 7920-10L 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
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
TRW
Mission
Operational Civil Imaging
Bus & Motor
T-330, AOCS
Mass
3,078 kg wet, 2,976 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 15.8 m
Radar Cross Section
26.783 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 2 days ago
0 AQUA
1 27424U 02022A 26171.42470413 .00000562 00000-0 12157-3 0 9999
2 27424 98.4278 140.7722 0000982 55.9702 96.4678 14.62162126283744Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:11Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:11:34.436Z)
Latitude
27.26924°
Longitude
-96.40438°
Altitude
689.664 km
Speed
7.514 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 40m 30s
True Declination
27° 07' 41"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
23:27:17
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
683.984 km
Perigee altitude
682.597 km
Semi-major axis
7,061.427 km
Eccentricity
0.0001
Inclination
98.4278°
RAAN
140.7722°
Arg. of periapsis
55.9702°
True anomaly
96.47898°
Mean anomaly
96.4678°
Eccentric anomaly
96.47339°
Mean motion
3.65767 °/min
Orbital period
98.42 mins
BSTAR
0.00012157
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Other satellites on launch #22 in the year 2002 (2002-05-04 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.AQUA 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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| 5 mins | 2026-06-22 20:46:57.742Z | 102.505° ESE | 2026-06-22 20:49:57.742Z | 60.144° ENE | 16.688° | 2026-06-22 20:51:57.742Z | 31.469° NE |
| 7 mins | 2026-06-22 22:23:57.742Z | 195.263° SSW | 2026-06-22 22:26:57.742Z | 271.11° WNW | 36.225° | 2026-06-22 22:30:57.742Z | 333.963° NNW |
| 7 mins | 2026-06-23 10:20:57.742Z | 35.467° NE | 2026-06-23 10:23:57.742Z | 88.961° E | 32.13° | 2026-06-23 10:27:57.742Z | 164.599° S |
| 4 mins | 2026-06-23 11:59:57.742Z | 318.369° NNW | 2026-06-23 12:00:57.742Z | 301.589° NW | 19.263° | 2026-06-23 12:03:57.742Z | 254.655° W |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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