ESSA 7 (TOS-E), 3345
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ESSA 7 (TOS-E), 3345 is a payload satellite owned by ESSA (US) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 16 Aug 1968 UTC via a THOR DELTA N 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
RCA/East Windsor
Mission
Non-operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor
TIROS I, Unknown motor
Mass
154 kg wet, 154 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago
TLE from 8 hours ago
0 ESSA 7 (TOS-E)
1 03345U 68069A 25286.87274764 -.00000019 00000-0 15571-3 0 9995
2 03345 101.5222 255.1086 0026414 288.6527 99.2894 12.53005912614136Epoch: 2025-10-13T20:56Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-13T20:56:45.396Z)
Latitude
27.66203°
Longitude
-87.85361°
Altitude
1,458.45 km
Speed
7.134 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 36m 01s
True Declination
27° 32' 01"
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
23:48:26
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,470.153 km
Perigee altitude
1,428.801 km
Semi-major axis
7,827.614 km
Eccentricity
0.00264
Inclination
101.5222°
RAAN
255.1086°
Arg. of periapsis
288.6527°
True anomaly
99.58795°
Mean anomaly
99.2894°
Eccentric anomaly
99.43869°
Mean motion
3.134 °/min
Orbital period
114.87 mins
BSTAR
0.00015571
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Other satellites on launch #69 in the year 1968 (1968-08-16 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.ESSA 7 (TOS-E) 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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| 7 mins | 2025-10-14 08:59:51.602Z | 63.178° ENE | 2025-10-14 09:02:51.602Z | 85.159° E | 13.462° | 2025-10-14 09:06:51.602Z | 114.893° SE |
| 14 mins | 2025-10-14 10:50:51.602Z | 21.362° NNE | 2025-10-14 10:56:51.602Z | 72.256° E | 44.103° | 2025-10-14 11:04:51.602Z | 192.477° SSW |
| 10 mins | 2025-10-14 12:44:51.602Z | 344.962° N | 2025-10-14 12:48:51.602Z | 310.213° NW | 22.889° | 2025-10-14 12:54:51.602Z | 259.449° W |
| 10 mins | 2025-10-14 19:58:51.602Z | 92.405° ESE | 2025-10-14 20:03:51.602Z | 49.967° ENE | 20.984° | 2025-10-14 20:08:51.602Z | 10.227° NNE |
| 14 mins | 2025-10-14 21:48:51.602Z | 163.54° S | 2025-10-14 21:55:51.602Z | 314.296° NW | 44.623° | 2025-10-14 22:02:51.602Z | 341.782° N |
| 8 mins | 2025-10-14 23:45:51.602Z | 243.383° WSW | 2025-10-14 23:48:51.602Z | 266.712° W | 15.389° | 2025-10-14 23:53:51.602Z | 304.483° NW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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