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POPACS 1, 39268

Orbit data source: Space-Track

POPACS 1, 39268 is a payload satellite owned by POPACS (US) in LEO that was launched on Sun, 29 Sep 2013 UTC via an FALCON 9 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

39268, 2013-055D

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

9 hours ago

Origin

Project POPACS (Gil Moore) (US)

Manufacturer

PSC

Mission

Operational Amateur Science

Bus & Motor

POPACS, Unknown motor

Mass

1 kg wet, 1 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2013-09-29 (12 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Sphere, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.008 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 POPACS 1
1 39268U 13055D   25157.79661366  .00075007  51833-6  66363-3 0  9998
2 39268  80.9702  90.3705 0239124 354.1265   5.7175 15.39820966614204

Epoch: 2025-06-06T19:07Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-06T19:07:07.42Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

-91.85617°

Altitude

287.326 km

Speed

7.827 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 01m 28s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-25.5575°

Longitude

-96.66515°

Altitude

300.986 km

Speed

7.813 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 14m 29s

Apparent Declination

-34° 53' 53"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:24:59

Azimuth

274.327° WNW

Elevation

-67.777°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

606.778 km

Perigee altitude

280.527 km

Semi-major axis

6,821.79 km

Eccentricity

0.02391

Inclination

80.9702°

RAAN

90.3705°

Arg. of periapsis

354.1265°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

5.7175°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.85208 °/min

Orbital period

93.46 mins

BSTAR

0.00066363

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Other satellites on launch #55 in the year 2013 (2013-09-29 UTC)

CASSIOPE, 39265

POPACS DEB (SPACER), 39292 (Decayed)

POPACS DEB (SPACER), 39293 (Decayed)

DANDE DEB (LAB), 39369 (Decayed)

CUSAT 2/FALCON 9, 39271 (Decayed)

FALCON 9 DEB, 39272 (Decayed)

FALCON 9 DEB, 39273 (Decayed)

FALCON 9 DEB, 39274 (Decayed)

FALCON 9 DEB, 39275 (Decayed)

FALCON 9 DEB, 39276 (Decayed)

POPACS 1 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.
5 mins	2025-06-07 06:35:09.858Z	28.746° NE	2025-06-07 06:37:09.858Z	65.604° ENE	22.567°	2025-06-07 06:40:09.858Z	121.748° SE
5 mins	2025-06-07 08:10:09.858Z	303.163° NW	2025-06-07 08:12:09.858Z	260.804° W	22.638°	2025-06-07 08:15:09.858Z	214.686° SW

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