ATLAS 28E R/B

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

ROCKET BODYIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite ATLAS 28E R/B at a glance.

Uptime

12980

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.8

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

89.9

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for ATLAS 28E R/B.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: ATLAS 28E R/B

International designator: 1990-031D

Object number (NORAD): 20563

Object ID (CCSDS): 20563

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 97.319 minutes

Inclination: 89.8617 deg

SMA: 7008.485 km

Apoapsis: 669.995 km

Periapsis: 590.706 km

RAAN: 260.4438 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00565663

Argument of periapsis: 306.0407 deg

Mean anomaly: 53.5582 deg

Mean motion: 14.79675618 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00002491 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00032112326 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 24, 2025, 2:48 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 23, 2025, 10:01 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 ATLAS 28E R/B

TLE line 1: 1 20563U 90031D 25296.91752047 .00002491 00000-0 32112-3 0 9996

TLE line 2: 2 20563 89.8617 260.4438 0056566 306.0407 53.5582 14.79675618335601

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite ATLAS 28E R/B.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object ATLAS 28E R/B.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
NOAA 16 DEB SSO 2025-07-12 12:15:43 0.0001414025 653.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB SSO 2025-06-09 06:30:49 0.0001468164 342.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 2228 LEO 2024-07-22 22:34:21 0.0003280314 333.0 (m) PAYLOAD

Associated space launch

POGS & SSR was a satellite designed to measure the Earth's magnetic field. TEX and SCE studied ionospheric effects on RF transmissions.

ATLAS 28E R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Atlas E Altair | POGS & SSR, TEX, SCE’, on board a Atlas E Altair space rocket.

The launch took place on April 11, 1990, 3 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 3W.

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Launch to space Atlas E Altair | POGS & SSR, TEX, SCE
Atlas E Altair | POGS & SSR, TEX, SCE

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: April 11, 1990, 3 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Atlas E Altair

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 3W

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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