PORCUPINE 1, 1272
Orbit data source: Space-Track
PORCUPINE 1, 1272 is a payload satellite owned by NRL (US) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 09 Mar 1965 UTC via a THOR SLV-2 AGENA D launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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PORCUPINE 1 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 11 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | NRL |
| Mission | Defense Calibration |
| Bus & Motor | NRL 9", Unknown motor |
| Mass | 4 kg wet, 4 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Sphere + 12 Rod, 15.2 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.031 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 11 hours ago
0 PORCUPINE 1
1 1272U 65016H 25002.20336536 .00000217 00000-0 20178-3 0 9998
2 1272 70.0806 297.6037 0019344 100.7113 259.6172 13.94448874 42834Epoch: 2025-01-02T04:52Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-02T04:52:50.767Z)
| Latitude | 0.00003° |
| Longitude | 122.30652° |
| Altitude | 917.966 km |
| Speed | 7.392 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 19h 50m 24s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -20.65866° |
| Longitude | -50.88073° |
| Altitude | 923.135 km |
| Speed | 7.388 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 06h 32m 35s |
| Apparent Declination | -33° 36' 08" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 16:00:04 |
| Azimuth | 269.548° W |
| Elevation | -59.051° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 925.218 km |
| Perigee altitude | 897.018 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,289.255 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0019344 |
| Inclination | 70.0806° |
| RAAN | 297.6037° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 100.7113° |
| True anomaly | 259.39926° |
| Mean anomaly | 259.6172° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 259.50822° |
| Mean motion | 3.48753 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00020178 |
| Orbital period | 103.22 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #16 in the year 1965 (1965-03-09 UTC)
| OPS 4988 (GREB 6), 1271 |
| GGSE 2, 1244 |
| GGSE 3, 1292 |
| SOLRAD 7B, 1291 |
| SECOR 3, 1208 |
| OSCAR 3, 1293 |
| SURCAL 2, 1310 (Decayed) |
| PORCUPINE 1, 1272 |
| THOR AGENA D R/B, 1245 |
| OPS 4988 DEB, 12099 |
| GGSE 3 DEB, 44043 |
PORCUPINE 1 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 10 mins | 2025-01-02 20:29:21.458Z | 180.347° SSW | 2025-01-02 20:34:21.458Z | 102.461° ESE | 38.174° | 2025-01-02 20:39:21.458Z | 35.783° NE |
| 7 mins | 2025-01-02 22:17:21.458Z | 267.871° W | 2025-01-02 22:20:21.458Z | 309.304° NW | 23.23° | 2025-01-02 22:24:21.458Z | 357.229° N |
| 9 mins | 2025-01-03 05:32:21.458Z | 0.735° NNE | 2025-01-03 05:36:21.458Z | 53.916° ENE | 27.359° | 2025-01-03 05:41:21.458Z | 115.611° SE |
| 9 mins | 2025-01-03 07:18:21.458Z | 313.254° NW | 2025-01-03 07:22:21.458Z | 250.511° W | 32.93° | 2025-01-03 07:27:21.458Z | 187.292° SSW |
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