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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

2757, 1967-036A

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

15 hours ago

Origin

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)

Manufacturer

RCA/East Windsor

Mission

Non-operational Civil Weather

Bus & Motor

TIROS I, Unknown motor

Mass

147 kg wet, 147 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1967-04-20 (58 years ago)

Launch vehicle

THOR DELTA E

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 1.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.994 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 15 hours ago

0 ESSA 5
1  2757U 67036A   25196.20194903 -.00000043  00000-0  28108-4 0  9995
2  2757 101.9668   1.0754 0042772 193.1831 341.3296 12.68536485696680

Epoch: 2025-07-15T04:50Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-15T04:50:48.396Z)

Latitude

5.44725°

Longitude

176.22625°

Altitude

1,358.497 km

Speed

7.194 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 08m 54s

True Declination

5° 25' 03"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-48.04313°

Longitude

162.17283°

Altitude

1,379.805 km

Speed

7.181 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 41m 07s

Apparent Declination

-72° 38' 47"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

08:51:45

Azimuth

157.141° SSE

Elevation

-41.403°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,418.649 km

Perigee altitude

1,352.236 km

Semi-major axis

7,763.58 km

Eccentricity

0.00428

Inclination

101.9668°

RAAN

1.0754°

Arg. of periapsis

193.1831°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

341.3296°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.17285 °/min

Orbital period

113.46 mins

BSTAR

0.000028108

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Other satellites on launch #36 in the year 1967 (1967-04-20 UTC)

DELTA 1 R/B, 2758

DELTA 1 DEB, 2976

DELTA 1 DEB, 2977

ESSA 5 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.
15 mins	2025-07-15 23:28:30.063Z	26.817° NE	2025-07-15 23:35:30.063Z	89.971° E	39.024°	2025-07-15 23:43:30.063Z	179.46° S
12 mins	2025-07-16 01:21:30.063Z	355.348° N	2025-07-16 01:27:30.063Z	294.969° NW	28.579°	2025-07-16 01:33:30.063Z	242.991° WSW
6 mins	2025-07-16 08:33:30.063Z	70.29° E	2025-07-16 08:36:30.063Z	46.685° ENE	14.443°	2025-07-16 08:39:30.063Z	23.212° NE
14 mins	2025-07-16 10:19:30.063Z	145.069° SSE	2025-07-16 10:26:30.063Z	60.896° ENE	42.425°	2025-07-16 10:33:30.063Z	348.932° N
11 mins	2025-07-16 12:13:30.063Z	220.498° SW	2025-07-16 12:18:30.063Z	267.452° W	23.882°	2025-07-16 12:24:30.063Z	317.211° NNW

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