Key statistics
Satellite CELESTIS 02/TAURUS R/B at a glance.
Uptime
9956
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.2
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
108.0
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for CELESTIS 02/TAURUS R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: CELESTIS 02/TAURUS R/B
International designator: 1998-007D
Object number (NORAD): 25160
Object ID (CCSDS): 25160
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.242 minutes
Inclination: 108.003 deg
SMA: 7195.623 km
Apoapsis: 860.775 km
Periapsis: 774.202 km
RAAN: 248.105 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0060157
Argument of periapsis: 94.3971 deg
Mean anomaly: 56.672 deg
Mean motion: 14.22329205 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000062 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000084634 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 14, 2025, 8:16 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 14, 2025, 7:06 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CELESTIS 02/TAURUS R/B
TLE line 1: 1 25160U 98007D 25134.79621000 .00000062 00000-0 84634-4 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 25160 108.0030 248.1050 0060157 94.3971 56.6720 14.22329205414083
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CELESTIS 02/TAURUS R/B.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object CELESTIS 02/TAURUS R/B.
Associated space launch
The US Navy GFO (Geosat Follow On), is a 369 kg minisatellite based on the Techstar platform to carry on the mission of Geosat. It was launched on the 10th February 1998 on a Taurus-2210 from VAFB alongside two Orbcomm satellites, into a 789 × 881 km (779 × 790 km planned) 108 degree inclined orbit.
CELESTIS 02/TAURUS R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Taurus 2210 | GFO’, on board a Minotaur-C 2210 space rocket.
The launch took place on Feb. 10, 1998, 1:20 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 576E.
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Taurus 2210 | GFO
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Feb. 10, 1998, 1:20 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Minotaur-C 2210
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 576E
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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