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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

3093, 1968-002A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

13 hours ago

Origin

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

APL

Mission

Civil Geodetic

Bus & Motor

ANNA, Unknown motor

Mass

212 kg wet, 212 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1968-01-11 (57 years ago)

Launch vehicle

THOR DELTA E1

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

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 13 hours ago

0 EXPLORER 36 (GEOS 2)
1 03093U 68002A   25128.73621171 -.00000068  00000-0  23262-4 0  9991
2 03093 105.7802 213.3523 0318233  42.2168  77.6624 12.83585388685464

Epoch: 2025-05-08T17:40Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T17:40:08.691Z)

Latitude

53.49398°

Longitude

-76.15818°

Altitude

1,290.582 km

Speed

7.237 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 42m 43s

True Declination

53° 20' 27"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

35.35608°

Longitude

70.74613°

Altitude

1,086.844 km

Speed

7.427 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 40m 49s

Apparent Declination

7° 05' 58"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:28:45

Azimuth

253.14° W

Elevation

29.606°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,570.001 km

Perigee altitude

1,079.731 km

Semi-major axis

7,703.003 km

Eccentricity

0.0318233

Inclination

105.7802°

RAAN

213.3523°

Arg. of periapsis

42.2168°

True anomaly

81.25304°

Mean anomaly

77.6624°

Eccentric anomaly

79.45495°

Mean motion

3.21036 °/min

BSTAR

0.000023262

Orbital period

112.14 mins

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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.
5 mins	2025-05-09 06:19:56.136Z	252.781° W	2025-05-09 06:19:56.136Z	252.781° W	26.175°	2025-05-09 06:24:56.136Z	311.296° NW
13 mins	2025-05-09 17:58:56.136Z	42.232° NE	2025-05-09 18:04:56.136Z	106.956° ESE	33.053°	2025-05-09 18:11:56.136Z	172.019° S
13 mins	2025-05-09 19:48:56.136Z	6.054° NNE	2025-05-09 19:54:56.136Z	291.65° WNW	35.525°	2025-05-09 20:01:56.136Z	232.277° WSW
11 mins	2025-05-10 04:43:56.136Z	136.52° SSE	2025-05-10 04:48:56.136Z	51.072° ENE	40.951°	2025-05-10 04:54:56.136Z	344.566° N

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