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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| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 18 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 18 hours ago
0 EXPLORER 36 (GEOS 2)
1 03093U 68002A 25079.86806914 -.00000088 00000-0 -45633-4 0 9999
2 03093 105.7851 144.9251 0318259 121.8065 342.3131 12.83585112679196Epoch: 2025-03-20T20:50Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-20T20:50:01.173Z)
| Latitude | 69.76263° |
| Longitude | -116.50065° |
| Altitude | 1,105.889 km |
| Speed | 7.416 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 00h 58m 33s |
| True Declination | 69° 39' 21" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -71.82393° |
| Longitude | 73.78679° |
| Altitude | 1,580.817 km |
| Speed | 6.972 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 09h 20m 39s |
| Apparent Declination | -65° 00' 31" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 19:31:13 |
| Azimuth | 203.136° SW |
| Elevation | -60.387° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 1,570.023 km |
| Perigee altitude | 1,079.713 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,703.005 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0318259 |
| Inclination | 105.7851° |
| RAAN | 144.9251° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 121.8065° |
| True anomaly | 341.16159° |
| Mean anomaly | 342.3131° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 341.7418° |
| Mean motion | 3.21035 °/min |
| BSTAR | -0.000045633 |
| Orbital period | 112.14 mins |
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EXPLORER 36 (GEOS 2) 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. |
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| 11 mins | 2025-03-21 17:30:14.412Z | 25.962° NE | 2025-03-21 17:35:14.412Z | 154.696° SSE | 44.467° | 2025-03-21 17:41:14.412Z | 200.508° SSW |
| 7 mins | 2025-03-21 19:21:14.412Z | 340.62° N | 2025-03-21 19:24:14.412Z | 307.55° NW | 18.12° | 2025-03-21 19:28:14.412Z | 269.052° W |
| 10 mins | 2025-03-22 02:25:14.412Z | 99.824° ESE | 2025-03-22 02:29:14.412Z | 59.858° ENE | 25.363° | 2025-03-22 02:35:14.412Z | 359.096° N |
| 13 mins | 2025-03-22 04:12:14.412Z | 170.619° S | 2025-03-22 04:19:14.412Z | 261.233° W | 41.685° | 2025-03-22 04:25:14.412Z | 329.237° NNW |
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