ESSA 5, 2757
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ESSA 5, 2757 is a payload satellite owned by ESSA (US) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 20 Apr 1967 UTC via a THOR DELTA E 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
RCA/East Windsor
Mission
Non-operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor
TIROS I, Unknown motor
Mass
147 kg wet, 147 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago
TLE from 11 hours ago
0 ESSA 5
1 2757U 67036A 25344.74741601 -.00000032 00000-0 83219-4 0 9994
2 2757 101.9760 155.1103 0042634 261.8826 109.0098 12.68539370715087Epoch: 2025-12-10T17:56Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-10T17:56:16.743Z)
Latitude
11.06061°
Longitude
163.96256°
Altitude
1,400.648 km
Speed
7.156 km/s
True Right ascension
10h 10m 58s
True Declination
11° 00' 05"
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
03:02:59
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,418.531 km
Perigee altitude
1,352.332 km
Semi-major axis
7,763.569 km
Eccentricity
0.00426
Inclination
101.976°
RAAN
155.1103°
Arg. of periapsis
261.8826°
True anomaly
109.4709°
Mean anomaly
109.0098°
Eccentric anomaly
109.24043°
Mean motion
3.17286 °/min
Orbital period
113.46 mins
BSTAR
0.000083219
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Other satellites on launch #36 in the year 1967 (1967-04-20 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.ESSA 5 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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| 8 mins | 2025-12-11 09:13:50.000Z | 82.054° E | 2025-12-11 09:17:50.000Z | 50.202° ENE | 16.859° | 2025-12-11 09:21:50.000Z | 17.984° NNE |
| 14 mins | 2025-12-11 11:01:50.000Z | 151.287° SSE | 2025-12-11 11:07:50.000Z | 84.038° E | 44.156° | 2025-12-11 11:15:50.000Z | 345.613° N |
| 10 mins | 2025-12-11 12:55:50.000Z | 228.624° WSW | 2025-12-11 12:59:50.000Z | 263.31° W | 20.328° | 2025-12-11 13:05:50.000Z | 312.51° NW |
| 10 mins | 2025-12-11 22:56:50.000Z | 53.902° ENE | 2025-12-11 23:01:50.000Z | 96.402° ESE | 19.352° | 2025-12-11 23:06:50.000Z | 136.655° SSE |
| 14 mins | 2025-12-12 00:46:50.000Z | 14.585° NNE | 2025-12-12 00:53:50.000Z | 274.16° WNW | 44.459° | 2025-12-12 01:00:50.000Z | 206.154° SW |
| 8 mins | 2025-12-12 02:39:50.000Z | 342.583° N | 2025-12-12 02:43:50.000Z | 310.033° NW | 17.379° | 2025-12-12 02:47:50.000Z | 277.418° WNW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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