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). 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
Orbit
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
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 08820U 76039A 25182.94385734 -.00000006 00000-0 00000-0 0 9991
2 08820 109.8567 59.3785 0044605 17.1184 358.9258 6.38665067890772Epoch: 2025-07-01T22:39Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T22:39:09.274Z)
Latitude
15.0351°
Longitude
153.80827°
Altitude
5,839.078 km
Speed
5.726 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 35m 18s
True Declination
14° 59' 06"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
32.20237°
Longitude
146.3638°
Altitude
5,843.737 km
Speed
5.725 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
04h 01m 12s
Apparent Declination
9° 38' 26"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
18:03:18
Azimuth
36.639° NE
Elevation
-32.948°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #39 in the year 1976 (1976-05-04 UTC)
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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| 53 mins | 2025-07-02 06:50:35.461Z | 28.667° NE | 2025-07-02 07:16:35.461Z | 322.355° NNW | 39.633° | 2025-07-02 07:43:35.461Z | 250.903° W |
| 43 mins | 2025-07-02 10:17:35.461Z | 57.882° ENE | 2025-07-02 10:38:35.461Z | 5.909° NNE | 29.599° | 2025-07-02 11:00:35.461Z | 312.312° NW |
| 53 mins | 2025-07-02 13:36:35.461Z | 123.994° SE | 2025-07-02 14:02:35.461Z | 45.875° ENE | 43.003° | 2025-07-02 14:29:35.461Z | 333.267° NNW |
| 50 mins | 2025-07-02 17:12:35.461Z | 196.473° SSW | 2025-07-02 17:36:35.461Z | 259.513° W | 31.212° | 2025-07-02 18:02:35.461Z | 326.511° NNW |
| 45 mins | 2025-07-03 01:58:35.461Z | 41.094° NE | 2025-07-03 02:20:35.461Z | 95.87° ESE | 25.574° | 2025-07-03 02:43:35.461Z | 152.028° SSE |
| 52 mins | 2025-07-03 05:29:35.461Z | 26.231° NE | 2025-07-03 05:56:35.461Z | 302.868° NW | 44.436° | 2025-07-03 06:21:35.461Z | 226.303° WSW |
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