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 | 19 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Bendix |
| Mission status | Operational |
| Mission | 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 |
| Radar Cross Section | Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²) |
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TLE from 19 hours ago
0 LAGEOS 1
1 08820U 76039A 24261.13087576 .00000016 00000-0 00000-0 0 9992
2 08820 109.8602 320.7949 0044004 78.8934 300.5394 6.38665037872398Epoch: 2024-09-17T03:08Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-09-17T03:08:27.665Z)
| Latitude | 17.80855° |
| Longitude | -89.5155° |
| Altitude | 5,866.719 km |
| Speed | 5.713 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 20h 56m 35s |
| True Declination | 17° 45' 01" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 17.33424° |
| Longitude | -89.05777° |
| Altitude | 5,866.959 km |
| Speed | 5.713 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 22h 27m 10s |
| Apparent Declination | -1° 55' 21" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 14:44:24 |
| Azimuth | 74.353° E |
| Elevation | -20.721° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 5,945.873 km |
| Perigee | 5,837.887 km |
| Semi-major axis | 12,270.017 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0044004 |
| Inclination | 109.8602° |
| RAAN | 320.7949° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 78.8934° |
| True anomaly | 300.10389° |
| Mean anomaly | 300.5394° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 300.32177° |
| Mean motion | 1.59689 °/min |
| BSTAR | Unknown |
| Period | 225.44 mins |
No data available
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: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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