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OCO 2, 40059

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OCO 2, 40059 is a payload satellite owned by GSFC (US) in SSO that was launched on Wed, 02 Jul 2014 UTC via a DELTA 7320-10C 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

40059, 2014-035A

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

OSC

Mission

Operational Civil Science

Bus & Motor

LEOSTAR-2, AOCS

Mass

454 kg wet, 409 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2014-07-02 (12 years ago)

Launch vehicle

DELTA 7320-10C

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Hex Cyl + 2 Pan, 4.5 m

Radar Cross Section

3.820 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 OCO 2
1 40059U 14035A   26074.90204747  .00000515  00000-0  12429-3 0  9995
2 40059  98.2001  17.6552 0001323  95.0997 265.0353 14.57101793622466

Epoch: 2026-03-15T21:38Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-15T21:38:56.901Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

-120.58411°

Altitude

705.61 km

Speed

7.503 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 10m 37s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

12:18:33

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

700.569 km

Perigee altitude

698.696 km

Semi-major axis

7,077.77 km

Eccentricity

0.00013

Inclination

98.2001°

RAAN

17.6552°

Arg. of periapsis

95.0997°

True anomaly

265.0202°

Mean anomaly

265.0353°

Eccentric anomaly

265.02775°

Mean motion

3.64501 °/min

Orbital period

98.77 mins

BSTAR

0.00012429

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OCO 2 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.
7 mins	2026-03-16 08:07:22.214Z	41.433° NE	2026-03-16 08:11:22.214Z	102.336° ESE	22.834°	2026-03-16 08:14:22.214Z	146.379° SSE
6 mins	2026-03-16 09:46:22.214Z	337.914° N	2026-03-16 09:48:22.214Z	300.714° NW	27.615°	2026-03-16 09:52:22.214Z	232.257° WSW
5 mins	2026-03-16 19:14:22.214Z	104.821° ESE	2026-03-16 19:16:22.214Z	67.874° E	23.938°	2026-03-16 19:19:22.214Z	19.255° NNE
6 mins	2026-03-16 20:51:22.214Z	214.103° SW	2026-03-16 20:54:22.214Z	272.843° WNW	26.908°	2026-03-16 20:57:22.214Z	320.007° NNW

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OCO 2, 40059

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-15T21:38:56.901Z)

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