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PROSPERO (BLACK ARROW), 5580

Orbit data source: Space-Track

PROSPERO (BLACK ARROW), 5580 is a payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Thu, 28 Oct 1971 UTC via a BLACK ARROW launch vehicle from the Woomera (WOMRA). 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

5580, 1971-093A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

18 hours ago

Origin

Royal Aircraft Establishment (GB)

Manufacturer

BAC

Mission

Civil Science

Bus & Motor

X-3, Unknown motor

Mass

66 kg wet, 66 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1971-10-28 (54 years ago)

Launch vehicle

BLACK ARROW

Launch site

Woomera (WOMRA)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Poly, 1.12 m

Radar Cross Section

1.081 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 18 hours ago

0 PROSPERO (BLACK ARROW)
1 05580U 71093A   25152.79595609  .00001974  00000-0  42802-3 0  9993
2 05580  82.0391 264.3792 0505236 236.8653 118.3078 14.00336120695266

Epoch: 2025-06-01T19:06Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-01T19:06:10.606Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

87.31815°

Altitude

1,083.644 km

Speed

7.215 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 37m 31s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

45.97917°

Longitude

-101.60938°

Altitude

952.981 km

Speed

7.352 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 47m 02s

Apparent Declination

9° 03' 28"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:40:47

Azimuth

49.452° ENE

Elevation

-26.678°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,256.972 km

Perigee altitude

522.571 km

Semi-major axis

7,267.908 km

Eccentricity

0.05052

Inclination

82.0391°

RAAN

264.3792°

Arg. of periapsis

236.8653°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

118.3078°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.50291 °/min

Orbital period

102.77 mins

BSTAR

0.00042802

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Other satellites on launch #93 in the year 1971 (1971-10-28 UTC)

BLACK ARROW R/B, 5581

BLACK ARROW DEB, 5582 (Decayed)

PROSPERO (BLACK ARROW) 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	2025-06-02 18:01:15.845Z	21.57° NNE	2025-06-02 18:05:15.845Z	63.901° ENE	20.48°	2025-06-02 18:09:15.845Z	112.418° ESE
9 mins	2025-06-02 19:45:15.845Z	337.596° N	2025-06-02 19:49:15.845Z	283.596° WNW	37.807°	2025-06-02 19:54:15.845Z	195.962° SSW
12 mins	2025-06-03 07:14:15.845Z	146.771° SSE	2025-06-03 07:19:15.845Z	89.018° E	33.111°	2025-06-03 07:26:15.845Z	22.925° NE
12 mins	2025-06-03 08:57:15.845Z	222.254° SW	2025-06-03 09:03:15.845Z	291.347° WNW	33.638°	2025-06-03 09:09:15.845Z	351.554° N

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