Key statistics
Satellite TRAAC at a glance.
Uptime
23352
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.6
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
32.4
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for TRAAC.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: TRAAC
International designator: 1961-031B
Object number (NORAD): 205
Object ID (CCSDS): 205
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 105.684 minutes
Inclination: 32.4412 deg
SMA: 7404.556 km
Apoapsis: 1101.957 km
Periapsis: 950.885 km
RAAN: 272.4563 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01020127
Argument of periapsis: 321.5864 deg
Mean anomaly: 37.7528 deg
Mean motion: 13.62555607 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000086 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000078740507 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 21, 2025, 6:24 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 21, 2025, 6:22 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 TRAAC
TLE line 1: 1 00205U 61031B 25294.26556534 .00000086 00000-0 78741-4 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 00205 32.4412 272.4563 0102013 321.5864 37.7528 13.62555607186467
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite TRAAC.
Associated space launch
TRAAC was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit 4B & TRAAC’, on board a Thor DM-21 Ablestar space rocket.
The launch took place on Nov. 15, 1961, 10:26 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 17B.
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Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit 4B & TRAAC
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Nov. 15, 1961, 10:26 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor DM-21 Ablestar
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 17B
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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