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LANDSAT 9, 49260

Orbit data source: Space-Track

LANDSAT 9, 49260 is an American payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Mon, 27 Sep 2021 UTC via an ATLAS V 401 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

49260, 2021-088A

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

7 hours ago

Origin

US Geological Survey EROS Data Center (US)

Manufacturer

NGIS SSG Gilbert

Mission

Operational Civil Imaging

Bus & Motor

LEOSTAR-3, Unknown motor

Mass

2,710 kg wet, 2,390 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2021-09-27 (4 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS V 401

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Hex Cyl + 1 Pan, 13 m

Radar Cross Section

17.735 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 7 hours ago

0 LANDSAT 9
1 49260U 21088A   25168.14947879  .00000358  00000-0  89488-4 0  9998
2 49260  98.2275 238.6236 0001482  98.4829 261.6538 14.57098819197832

Epoch: 2025-06-17T03:35Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-17T03:35:14.967Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

-80.83878°

Altitude

705.69 km

Speed

7.503 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 54m 29s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

68.13277°

Longitude

120.4519°

Altitude

713.305 km

Speed

7.506 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 02m 00s

Apparent Declination

20° 39' 45"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:24:22

Azimuth

21.565° NNE

Elevation

-26.448°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

700.692 km

Perigee altitude

698.595 km

Semi-major axis

7,077.781 km

Eccentricity

0.00015

Inclination

98.2275°

RAAN

238.6236°

Arg. of periapsis

98.4829°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

261.6538°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.645 °/min

Orbital period

98.77 mins

BSTAR

0.000089488

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Other satellites on launch #88 in the year 2021 (2021-09-27 UTC)

LANDSAT 9 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.
8 mins	2025-06-17 17:21:04.875Z	22.355° NNE	2025-06-17 17:25:04.875Z	120.711° SE	41.254°	2025-06-17 17:29:04.875Z	181.7° SSW
7 mins	2025-06-18 04:27:04.875Z	148.111° SSE	2025-06-18 04:30:04.875Z	53.062° ENE	41.435°	2025-06-18 04:34:04.875Z	354.466° N

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