EXPLORER 36 (GEOS 2), 3093
Orbit data source: Space-Track
EXPLORER 36 (GEOS 2), 3093 is a payload satellite owned by GSFC (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 11 Jan 1968 UTC via a THOR DELTA E1 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
APL
Mission
Civil Geodetic
Bus & Motor
ANNA, Unknown motor
Mass
212 kg wet, 212 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Oct Cyl + 1 Dome + 1 Ant, 4.5 m
Radar Cross Section
2.095 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago
TLE from 8 hours ago
0 EXPLORER 36 (GEOS 2)
1 03093U 68002A 25260.91207669 -.00000029 00000-0 15697-3 0 9999
2 03093 105.7953 38.4834 0319098 187.7692 290.8757 12.83591679702421Epoch: 2025-09-17T21:53Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T21:53:23.425Z)
Latitude
60.64901°
Longitude
-76.91192°
Altitude
1,256.377 km
Speed
7.271 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 34m 04s
True Declination
60° 30' 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
23:07:04
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,570.643 km
Perigee altitude
1,079.042 km
Semi-major axis
7,702.979 km
Eccentricity
0.03191
Inclination
105.7953°
RAAN
38.4834°
Arg. of periapsis
187.7692°
True anomaly
287.41202°
Mean anomaly
290.8757°
Eccentric anomaly
289.14856°
Mean motion
3.21037 °/min
Orbital period
112.14 mins
BSTAR
0.00015697
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Other satellites on launch #2 in the year 1968 (1968-01-11 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.EXPLORER 36 (GEOS 2) 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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| 11 mins | 2025-09-18 06:49:50.960Z | 88.381° E | 2025-09-18 06:54:50.960Z | 50.155° ENE | 20.704° | 2025-09-18 07:00:50.960Z | 2.241° NNE |
| 16 mins | 2025-09-18 08:35:50.960Z | 150.145° SSE | 2025-09-18 08:43:50.960Z | 45.041° ENE | 44.696° | 2025-09-18 08:51:50.960Z | 339.307° N |
| 11 mins | 2025-09-18 10:28:50.960Z | 220.486° SW | 2025-09-18 10:33:50.960Z | 261.284° W | 21.613° | 2025-09-18 10:39:50.960Z | 308.003° NW |
| 12 mins | 2025-09-18 22:13:50.960Z | 30.483° NE | 2025-09-18 22:19:50.960Z | 116.336° SE | 42.032° | 2025-09-18 22:25:50.960Z | 190.516° SSW |
| 9 mins | 2025-09-19 00:04:50.960Z | 352.06° N | 2025-09-19 00:08:50.960Z | 309.108° NW | 23.904° | 2025-09-19 00:13:50.960Z | 258.467° W |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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