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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

13 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, 6.5 m

Radar Cross Section

17.735 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 13 hours ago

0 LANDSAT 9
1 49260U 21088A   25214.22694189  .00000366  00000-0  91450-4 0  9993
2 49260  98.2252 284.1353 0001226  88.3633 271.7706 14.57092800204540

Epoch: 2025-08-02T05:26Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-02T05:26:47.779Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

-108.62992°

Altitude

705.53 km

Speed

7.503 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 56m 32s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-54.78737°

Longitude

60.13431°

Altitude

724.574 km

Speed

7.491 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 31m 54s

Apparent Declination

-78° 11' 19"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

07:49:28

Azimuth

194.018° SSW

Elevation

-45.787°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

700.531 km

Perigee altitude

698.795 km

Semi-major axis

7,077.8 km

Eccentricity

0.00012

Inclination

98.2252°

RAAN

284.1353°

Arg. of periapsis

88.3633°

True anomaly

271.75656°

Mean anomaly

271.7706°

Eccentric anomaly

271.76358°

Mean motion

3.64499 °/min

Orbital period

98.77 mins

BSTAR

0.00009145

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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	2025-08-03 04:38:36.903Z	163.208° S	2025-08-03 04:42:36.903Z	9.524° NNE	44.275°	2025-08-03 04:46:36.903Z	348.469° N
6 mins	2025-08-03 16:39:36.903Z	53.591° ENE	2025-08-03 16:42:36.903Z	102.803° ESE	20.829°	2025-08-03 16:45:36.903Z	144.155° SSE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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