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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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EXPLORER 36 (GEOS 2) details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 12 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| 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 | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Oct Cyl + 1 Dome + 1 Ant, 8.9 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 2.095 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 12 hours ago
0 EXPLORER 36 (GEOS 2)
1 03093U 68002A 24278.54450889 -.00000025 00000-0 16807-3 0 9990
2 03093 105.8042 270.3794 0318519 33.0961 77.2997 12.83578152657728Epoch: 2024-10-04T13:04Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-04T13:04:05.568Z)
| Latitude | 61.6324° |
| Longitude | -87.91979° |
| Altitude | 1,290.848 km |
| Speed | 7.238 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 08h 07m 16s |
| True Declination | 61° 29' 54" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -37.87166° |
| Longitude | -131.32297° |
| Altitude | 1,584.545 km |
| Speed | 6.963 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 05h 54m 49s |
| Apparent Declination | -39° 12' 01" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 18:47:53 |
| Azimuth | 90.25° ESE |
| Elevation | -79.756° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 1,570.253 km |
| Perigee | 1,079.541 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,703.034 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0318519 |
| Inclination | 105.8042° |
| RAAN | 270.3794° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 33.0961° |
| True anomaly | 80.88944° |
| Mean anomaly | 77.2997° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 79.0917° |
| Mean motion | 3.21034 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00016807 |
| Period | 112.14 mins |
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EXPLORER 36 (GEOS 2) Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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