The local space context of Accra as this registry holds it — the catalogued human footprint on the ground around it, the orbits that can pass overhead, and the geostationary belt seen from here.
| position | 5.556° N, 0.197° W | GeoNames (geonames.org) — CC BY 4.0 |
|---|---|---|
| population | 1,963,264 inhabitants | GeoNames (geonames.org) — CC BY 4.0 |
| site | distance · bearing | position | source layer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 NRL USS Glacier cruise, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans | 533 km S (190°) | 0.830° N, 0.990° W | gcat-sites |
| Zubov Expedition 12, 1989 (SU023022) | 816 km SW (221°) | 0.000° N, 5.000° W | gcat-sites |
| site | distance · bearing | position | source layer |
|---|---|---|---|
| USSR test 2439998 | 618 km S (178°) | 0.000° N, 0.000° E | nuclear-tests |
| USSR test 2440000 | 618 km S (178°) | 0.000° N, 0.000° E | nuclear-tests |
| FAKEL | 618 km S (178°) | 0.000° N, 0.000° E | nuclear-tests |
| KRISTALL | 618 km S (178°) | 0.000° N, 0.000° E | nuclear-tests |
| GORIZONT | 618 km S (178°) | 0.000° N, 0.000° E | nuclear-tests |
| KLIVAZH | 618 km S (178°) | 0.000° N, 0.000° E | nuclear-tests |
| BUTAN | 618 km S (178°) | 0.000° N, 0.000° E | nuclear-tests |
| BUTAN | 618 km S (178°) | 0.000° N, 0.000° E | nuclear-tests |
| USSR test 2444416 | 618 km S (178°) | 0.000° N, 0.000° E | nuclear-tests |
| DEMOPHON | 618 km S (178°) | 0.000° N, 0.000° E | nuclear-tests |
| ARISTEE | 618 km S (178°) | 0.000° N, 0.000° E | nuclear-tests |
| DOLCETTO | 618 km S (178°) | 0.000° N, 0.000° E | nuclear-tests |
| BRETON | 618 km S (178°) | 0.000° N, 0.000° E | nuclear-tests |
| VERMEJO | 618 km S (178°) | 0.000° N, 0.000° E | nuclear-tests |
| MACHAON | 618 km S (178°) | 0.000° N, 0.000° E | nuclear-tests |
| … and 9 more within 1000 km | |||
Distances are great-circle on a sphere of mean radius 6,371 km; bearings are initial true bearings from the city. Each position is the source catalogue's own, read back from the registry.
Of the 23,251 artificial objects the registry places in Earth orbit on 2026-10-18, 22,152 fly orbits whose ground track reaches 5.556° N, so they can pass directly overhead; the other 1,099 never reach this latitude.
| space station | inclination | can pass overhead |
|---|---|---|
| Bai Xiang | 85.0° | yes |
| International Space Station (+3 docked records) | 51.6° | yes |
| Kosmos-382 | 55.9° | yes |
| Tianhe | 41.5° | yes |
Computed: an orbit's equatorial inclination bounds the latitudes its track reaches (inclination i, or 180° − i when retrograde), from the orbital elements the registry holds. «Can pass overhead» is geometry, not a schedule — when, and whether it is lit and visible, depends on the hour.
The geostationary belt arcs across the southern sky and stands 83.5° above the horizon due south — the elevation to aim at for a satellite at this city's own longitude. Computed: spherical Earth (equatorial radius 6,378.137 km), circular orbit of one sidereal day (42,164 km); good to a few tenths of a degree.
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