LAGEOS 1, 8820
Orbit data source: Space-Track
LAGEOS 1, 8820 is a payload satellite owned by NASA MSFC (US) that was launched on Tue, 04 May 1976 UTC via a DELTA 2913 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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LAGEOS 1 details
Identifier | |
Orbit | Active |
Last TLE update | 8 hours ago |
Origin | |
Manufacturer | Bendix |
Mission | Operational Civil Geodetic |
Bus & Motor | LAGEOS, Unknown motor |
Mass | 411 kg wet, 411 kg dry |
Launch date (UTC) | |
Launch vehicle | |
Launch site | |
Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
Shape & HBR | Sphere, 0.6 m |
Radar Cross Section | 0.283 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 8 hours ago
0 LAGEOS 1
1 8820U 76039A 25047.70179618 .00000005 00000-0 00000+0 0 9994
2 8820 109.8587 13.0328 0044249 45.7442 91.3120 6.38665018882540
Epoch: 2025-02-16T16:50Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-16T16:50:35.189Z)
Latitude | 39.43101° |
Longitude | 170.67548° |
Altitude | 5,899.086 km |
Speed | 5.7 km/s |
True Right ascension | 14h 01m 00s |
True Declination | 39° 19' 59" |
Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude | -6.17948° |
Longitude | 151.33531° |
Altitude | 5,937.441 km |
Speed | 5.68 km/s |
Apparent Right ascension | 13h 32m 40s |
Apparent Declination | -18° 29' 51" |
Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time | 03:40:53 |
Azimuth | 61.572° ENE |
Elevation | -55.092° |
Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude | 5,946.174 km |
Perigee altitude | 5,837.586 km |
Semi-major axis | 12,270.017 km |
Eccentricity | 0.0044249 |
Inclination | 109.8587° |
RAAN | 13.0328° |
Arg. of periapsis | 45.7442° |
True anomaly | 91.81885° |
Mean anomaly | 91.312° |
Eccentric anomaly | 91.56543° |
Mean motion | 1.59689 °/min |
BSTAR | Unknown |
Orbital period | 225.44 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #39 in the year 1976 (1976-05-04 UTC)
LAGEOS 1, 8820 |
DELTA 1 R/B, 8821 (Decayed) |
LAGEOS 1 AKM, 8822 |
DELTA 1 DEB (YO), 14514 (Decayed) |
LAGEOS 1 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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. |
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43 mins | 2025-02-17 07:38:18.925Z | 41.853° NE | 2025-02-17 08:00:18.925Z | 95.888° ESE | 23.582° | 2025-02-17 08:21:18.925Z | 146.696° SSE |
55 mins | 2025-02-17 11:09:18.925Z | 26.298° NE | 2025-02-17 11:36:18.925Z | 300.989° NW | 44.709° | 2025-02-17 12:04:18.925Z | 222.598° SW |
44 mins | 2025-02-17 14:40:18.925Z | 39.03° NE | 2025-02-17 15:01:18.925Z | 346.293° N | 30.875° | 2025-02-17 15:24:18.925Z | 289.776° WNW |
49 mins | 2025-02-17 17:58:18.925Z | 95.335° ESE | 2025-02-17 18:22:18.925Z | 32.956° NE | 36.348° | 2025-02-17 18:47:18.925Z | 328.866° NNW |
55 mins | 2025-02-17 21:25:18.925Z | 164.663° S | 2025-02-17 21:52:18.925Z | 247.724° W | 42.772° | 2025-02-17 22:20:18.925Z | 332.09° NNW |
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