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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
10 hours ago
Origin
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 10 hours ago
0 LANDSAT 9
1 49260U 21088A   25122.75900062  .00000723  00000-0  17035-3 0  9992
2 49260  98.1908 193.9026 0001134  91.8442 268.2886 14.57118999191235
Epoch: 2025-05-02T18:12Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-02T18:12:57.653Z)
Latitude
-0.00007°
Longitude
59.75138°
Altitude
705.497 km
Speed
7.503 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 55m 36s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-38.92217°
Longitude
66.78805°
Altitude
717.854 km
Speed
7.495 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
17h 33m 11s
Apparent Declination
-74° 09' 42"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
11:40:14
Azimuth
159.846° S
Elevation
-37.652°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
700.379 km
Perigee altitude
698.774 km
Semi-major axis
7,077.713 km
Eccentricity
0.0001134
Inclination
98.1908°
RAAN
193.9026°
Arg. of periapsis
91.8442°
True anomaly
268.27561°
Mean anomaly
268.2886°
Eccentric anomaly
268.28211°
Mean motion
3.64505 °/min
BSTAR
0.00017035
Orbital period
98.76 mins
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8 mins2025-05-03 04:13:28.849Z143.879° SSE2025-05-03 04:17:28.849Z81.789° E36.045°2025-05-03 04:21:28.849Z2.342° NNE
4 mins2025-05-03 05:54:28.849Z249.14° W2025-05-03 05:55:28.849Z264.29° W16.256°2025-05-03 05:58:28.849Z305.482° NW
7 mins2025-05-03 17:52:28.849Z0.852° NNE2025-05-03 17:55:28.849Z282.106° WNW41.624°2025-05-03 17:59:28.849Z207.372° SW
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