RBSP A, 38752
Orbit data source: Space-Track
RBSP A, 38752 is an American payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Thu, 30 Aug 2012 UTC via an ATLAS V 401 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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
APL
Mission
Non-operational Civil Science
Bus & Motor
RBSP, Unknown motor
Mass
648 kg wet, 592 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Oct Cyl + 4 Pan + 8 Rod, 52.8 m
Radar Cross Section
99.526 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago
TLE from 1 day ago
0 RBSP A
1 38752U 12046A 26069.80903478 .39552342 -26527-4 85947-3 0 9996
2 38752 9.5479 240.7241 0548826 299.3995 55.2519 15.26561984150482Epoch: 2026-03-10T19:25Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-10T19:25:00.604Z)
Latitude
0°
Longitude
140.98928°
Altitude
283.058 km
Speed
7.853 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 02m 53s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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
00:21:48
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
869.353 km
Perigee altitude
115.22 km
Semi-major axis
6,870.424 km
Eccentricity
0.05488
Inclination
9.5479°
RAAN
240.7241°
Arg. of periapsis
299.3995°
True anomaly
60.62144°
Mean anomaly
55.2519°
Eccentric anomaly
57.91618°
Mean motion
3.81125 °/min
Orbital period
94.46 mins
BSTAR
0.00085947
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Other satellites on launch #46 in the year 2012 (2012-08-30 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.RBSP A Visibility
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