FALCONSAT-3

NORAD 30776 · COSPAR 2007-006E · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

FALCONSAT-3 reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 3 years ago).

Orbit: #88374 @ 183 x 194 km x 35.4119 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2023-01-20 23:24 UTC Â· 33059.5 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// celestrak

FALCONSAT-3
1 30776U 07006E 23020.97516193 .05912213 18976-5 10422-2 0 9994
2 30776 35.4119 244.1025 0008166 287.7199 72.2666 16.31507370883742

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

March 9th 2007

Spacecraft age

19 years, 7 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

US Air Force Academy

Purpose

Technology Development

Orbit class

LEO Â· Non-Polar Inclined

Launch site

Cape Canaveral

Launch vehicle

Atlas 5

Contractor

US Air Force Academy

Launch mass

46 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

35.4119Â°

Period

88.26 min

Perigee

183 km

Apogee

194 km

Eccentricity

0.0008166

RAAN

244.1025Â°

Arg of Perigee

287.7199Â°

Mean Motion

16.3150737 rev/d