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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
27424, 2002-022A
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
7 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
TRW
Mission
Operational Civil Imaging
Bus & Motor
T-330, AOCS
Mass
3,078 kg wet, 2,976 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Icon of a cake. It is the launch day of the satellite!2002-05-04 (23 years ago)
Launch vehicle
DELTA 7920-10L
Launch site
Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 17 m
Radar Cross Section
26.783 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 7 hours ago
0 AQUA
1 27424U 02022A   25123.90520591  .00001797  00000-0  37449-3 0  9993
2 27424  98.3747  81.7099 0001609 109.2761 316.9278 14.61213469223487
Epoch: 2025-05-03T21:43Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-03T21:43:29.79Z)
Latitude
64.93282°
Longitude
-124.44809°
Altitude
699.614 km
Speed
7.513 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 13m 52s
True Declination
64° 47' 58"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-29.74179°
Longitude
69.30075°
Altitude
700.632 km
Speed
7.504 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
20h 17m 40s
Apparent Declination
-51° 11' 22"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
12:46:08
Azimuth
127.387° SE
Elevation
-43.387°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
687.483 km
Perigee altitude
685.21 km
Semi-major axis
7,064.483 km
Eccentricity
0.0001609
Inclination
98.3747°
RAAN
81.7099°
Arg. of periapsis
109.2761°
True anomaly
316.91521°
Mean anomaly
316.9278°
Eccentric anomaly
316.9215°
Mean motion
3.6553 °/min
BSTAR
0.00037449
Orbital period
98.49 mins
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AQUA Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
Max El. time (UTC)
Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
8 mins2025-05-04 09:30:15.541Z31.179° NE2025-05-04 09:34:15.541Z101.442° ESE32.565°2025-05-04 09:38:15.541Z166.928° S
5 mins2025-05-04 11:09:15.541Z327.791° NNW2025-05-04 11:11:15.541Z295.888° NW19.35°2025-05-04 11:14:15.541Z251.573° W
7 mins2025-05-04 20:34:15.541Z132.629° SE2025-05-04 20:37:15.541Z76.646° E32.652°2025-05-04 20:41:15.541Z4.749° NNE
5 mins2025-05-04 22:13:15.541Z237.811° WSW2025-05-04 22:15:15.541Z270.381° WNW18.413°2025-05-04 22:18:15.541Z311.503° NW
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