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FTV 3502, 369

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FTV 3502, 369 is a payload satellite owned by SAFSP (US) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 23 Aug 1962 UTC via an SCOUT X-2M 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

369, 1962-039A

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

14 hours ago

Origin

United States Air Force (US)

Manufacturer

RCA/East Windsor

Mission

Defense Weather

Bus & Motor

P35, Unknown motor

Mass

50 kg wet, 50 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1962-08-23 (63 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SCOUT X-2M

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 0.58 m

Radar Cross Section

0.352 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 14 hours ago

0 FTV 3502
1 00369U 62039A   25128.73088590  .00002069  00000-0  20537-3 0  9993
2 00369  98.5023 177.8985 0081427   4.3260 355.8641 14.90602692355328

Epoch: 2025-05-08T17:32Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T17:32:28.541Z)

Latitude

-0.0001°

Longitude

47.98241°

Altitude

542.422 km

Speed

7.622 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 51m 35s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-71.91049°

Longitude

75.69345°

Altitude

608.685 km

Speed

7.561 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 15m 09s

Apparent Declination

-72° 58' 02"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:51:51

Azimuth

190.577° SSW

Elevation

-55.437°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

649.874 km

Perigee altitude

536.345 km

Semi-major axis

6,971.247 km

Eccentricity

0.0081427

Inclination

98.5023°

RAAN

177.8985°

Arg. of periapsis

4.326°

True anomaly

355.79611°

Mean anomaly

355.8641°

Eccentric anomaly

355.83018°

Mean motion

3.72887 °/min

BSTAR

0.00020537

Orbital period

96.54 mins

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Other satellites on launch #39 in the year 1962 (1962-08-23 UTC)

SCOUT X-2M DEB, 370 (Decayed)

SCOUT X-2M DEB, 378 (Decayed)

SCOUT X-2M R/B, 388 (Decayed)

FTV 3502 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.
4 mins	2025-05-09 15:04:49.098Z	61.949° ENE	2025-05-09 15:06:49.098Z	92.313° ESE	16.046°	2025-05-09 15:08:49.098Z	123.222° SE
6 mins	2025-05-09 16:39:49.098Z	351.161° N	2025-05-09 16:42:49.098Z	279.899° WNW	34.04°	2025-05-09 16:45:49.098Z	222.783° SW
5 mins	2025-05-10 03:30:49.098Z	189.478° SSW	2025-05-10 03:32:49.098Z	254.504° W	39.563°	2025-05-10 03:35:49.098Z	334.014° NNW

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