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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

23 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 (58 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 23 hours ago

0 EXPLORER 36 (GEOS 2)
1 03093U 68002A   25191.52701782 -.00000078  00000-0 -38156-5 0  9996
2 03093 105.7855 301.2811 0319373 300.2509  68.2328 12.83586641693527

Epoch: 2025-07-10T12:38Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T12:38:54.339Z)

Latitude

11.43736°

Longitude

179.60048°

Altitude

1,244.395 km

Speed

7.273 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 52m 04s

True Declination

11° 22' 30"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

73.41038°

Longitude

113.40305°

Altitude

1,540.583 km

Speed

7.009 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 53m 34s

Apparent Declination

28° 23' 40"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

23:46:43

Azimuth

344.389° N

Elevation

-19.942°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,570.874 km

Perigee altitude

1,078.849 km

Semi-major axis

7,702.998 km

Eccentricity

0.03194

Inclination

105.7855°

RAAN

301.2811°

Arg. of periapsis

300.2509°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

68.2328°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.21036 °/min

Orbital period

112.14 mins

BSTAR

-0.0000038156

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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.
13 mins	2025-07-11 19:10:40.794Z	48.805° ENE	2025-07-11 19:16:40.794Z	96.362° ESE	24.918°	2025-07-11 19:23:40.794Z	153.399° SSE
15 mins	2025-07-11 20:59:40.794Z	17.652° NNE	2025-07-11 21:06:40.794Z	314.876° NW	43.574°	2025-07-11 21:14:40.794Z	215.925° SW
10 mins	2025-07-11 22:50:40.794Z	350.983° N	2025-07-11 22:54:40.794Z	320.498° NNW	19.455°	2025-07-11 23:00:40.794Z	275.771° WNW
13 mins	2025-07-12 05:53:40.794Z	114.932° SE	2025-07-12 05:58:40.794Z	60.115° ENE	33.857°	2025-07-12 06:06:40.794Z	348.851° N
13 mins	2025-07-12 07:42:40.794Z	188.06° SSW	2025-07-12 07:48:40.794Z	260.768° W	35.797°	2025-07-12 07:55:40.794Z	324.871° NNW

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Check out EXPLORER 36 (GEOS 2), 3093 on other resources

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