GOES 5 AKM, 33521

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GOES 5 AKM, 33521 is space debris in GEO originally from a launch on Fri, 22 May 1981 UTC launched from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

33521, 1981-049D

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

11 hours ago

Origin

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

Thiokol/TE

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

STAR 27, Unknown motor

Mass

Wet unknown, ~50 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1981-05-22 (44 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 1.2 m

Radar Cross Section

0.837 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago

0 GOES 5 AKM
1 33521U 81049D   25128.77563272 -.00000239  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 33521  17.2604 320.0155 1695203 136.3052 251.6378  0.82272456 55275

Epoch: 2025-05-08T18:36Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T18:36:54.667Z)

Latitude

3.24486°

Longitude

-175.61176°

Altitude

45,379.296 km

Speed

2.668 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 01m 49s

True Declination

3° 14' 32"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

0.06301°

Longitude

-6.32799°

Altitude

35,267.334 km

Speed

3.295 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 52m 33s

Apparent Declination

-5° 41' 55"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:03:52

Azimuth

257.775° W

Elevation

5.576°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

49,888.081 km

Perigee altitude

33,576.665 km

Semi-major axis

48,110.51 km

Eccentricity

0.1695203

Inclination

17.2604°

RAAN

320.0155°

Arg. of periapsis

136.3052°

True anomaly

234.60908°

Mean anomaly

251.6378°

Eccentric anomaly

242.9848°

Mean motion

0.20568 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

1750.33 mins

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