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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
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, 0.3 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   25198.87450532  .00001181  00000-0  11936-3 0  9991
2 00369  98.4978 253.3859 0082150 135.0328 225.7579 14.90797099365778
Epoch: 2025-07-17T20:59Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-17T20:59:17.259Z)
Latitude
-0.00011°
Longitude
2.62995°
Altitude
638.684 km
Speed
7.517 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 53m 32s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-66.94543°
Longitude
162.82082°
Altitude
644.74 km
Speed
7.521 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
09h 27m 20s
Apparent Declination
-68° 31' 47"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
23:44:16
Azimuth
158.381° S
Elevation
-56.019°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
649.767 km
Perigee altitude
535.239 km
Semi-major axis
6,970.64 km
Eccentricity
0.00822
Inclination
98.4978°
RAAN
253.3859°
Arg. of periapsis
135.0328°
True anomaly
225.08832°
Mean anomaly
225.7579°
Eccentric anomaly
225.42263°
Mean motion
3.72936 °/min
Orbital period
96.53 mins
BSTAR
0.00011936
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