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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

Country

Related business

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, 10.9 m

Radar Cross Section

17.735 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 16 hours ago

TLE from 16 hours ago

0 LANDSAT 9
1 49260U 21088A   25348.27016883  .00000602  00000-0  14365-3 0  9997
2 49260  98.2094  56.3591 0001158  89.2114 270.9217 14.57099885224073

Epoch: 2025-12-14T06:29Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-14T06:29:02.586Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-124.08716°

Altitude

705.522 km

Speed

7.503 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 45m 26s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

20:41:46

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

700.459 km

Perigee altitude

698.82 km

Semi-major axis

7,077.776 km

Eccentricity

0.00012

Inclination

98.2094°

RAAN

56.3591°

Arg. of periapsis

89.2114°

True anomaly

270.90843°

Mean anomaly

270.9217°

Eccentric anomaly

270.91507°

Mean motion

3.645 °/min

Orbital period

98.77 mins

BSTAR

0.00014365

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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	2025-12-15 04:01:56.685Z	135.109° SSE	2025-12-15 04:05:56.685Z	77.675° E	30.015°	2025-12-15 04:09:56.685Z	8.037° NNE
5 mins	2025-12-15 05:41:56.685Z	230.822° WSW	2025-12-15 05:43:56.685Z	264.289° W	20.972°	2025-12-15 05:46:56.685Z	310.355° NW
7 mins	2025-12-15 17:40:56.685Z	10.626° NNE	2025-12-15 17:43:56.685Z	264.497° W	44.835°	2025-12-15 17:47:56.685Z	196.886° SSW

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LANDSAT 9, 49260

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 16 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-14T06:29:02.586Z)

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