POPACS 3, 39270
Orbit data source: Space-Track
POPACS 3, 39270 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
Orbit
Last TLE update
12 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
PSC
Mission
Operational Amateur Science
Bus & Motor
POPACS, Unknown motor
Mass
2 kg wet, 2 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Sphere, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.008 m², Small (<0.1 m²)
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TLE from 12 hours ago
0 POPACS 3
1 39270U 13055F 25157.66157746 .00012943 00000-0 32418-3 0 9997
2 39270 81.0041 273.7505 0585138 126.8978 238.7331 14.47895920604766Epoch: 2025-06-06T15:52Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-06T15:52:40.292Z)
Latitude
0°
Longitude
140.26998°
Altitude
968.482 km
Speed
7.246 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 15m 00s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
79.25091°
Longitude
-164.24515°
Altitude
423.402 km
Speed
7.837 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
01h 10m 07s
Apparent Declination
24° 36' 55"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
13:54:50
Azimuth
11.183° NNE
Elevation
-24.632°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #55 in the year 2013 (2013-09-29 UTC)
POPACS 3 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined°
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. |
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| 9 mins | 2025-06-07 08:34:06.004Z | 188.307° SSW | 2025-06-07 08:39:06.004Z | 196.244° SSW | 44.82° | 2025-06-07 08:43:06.004Z | 9.262° NNE |
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