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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). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft 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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Identifier

1272, 1965-016H

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

10 hours ago

Origin

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

NRL

Mission

Defense Calibration

Bus & Motor

NRL 9", Unknown motor

Mass

4 kg wet, 4 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1965-03-09 (60 years ago)

Launch vehicle

THOR SLV-2 AGENA D

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

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 10 hours ago

0 PORCUPINE 1
1  1272U 65016H   25118.19221125  .00000055  00000-0  80406-4 0  9992
2  1272  70.0808  51.2232 0024370 302.9995  56.8768 13.94477372 59006

Epoch: 2025-04-28T04:36Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T04:36:47.051Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

125.61736°

Altitude

905.618 km

Speed

7.404 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 24m 53s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-69.7581°

Longitude

46.90511°

Altitude

922.807 km

Speed

7.398 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 46m 46s

Apparent Declination

-77° 43' 08"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:58:47

Azimuth

178.958° S

Elevation

-52.176°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

928.782 km

Perigee altitude

893.255 km

Semi-major axis

7,289.155 km

Eccentricity

0.002437

Inclination

70.0808°

RAAN

51.2232°

Arg. of periapsis

302.9995°

True anomaly

57.11107°

Mean anomaly

56.8768°

Eccentric anomaly

56.9939°

Mean motion

3.48761 °/min

BSTAR

0.000080406

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

SURCAL 2, 1310 (Decayed)

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.
10 mins	2025-04-28 20:12:59.523Z	171.455° S	2025-04-28 20:17:59.523Z	103.657° ESE	33.02°	2025-04-28 20:22:59.523Z	40.607° NE
9 mins	2025-04-28 21:59:59.523Z	252.539° W	2025-04-28 22:03:59.523Z	310.34° NW	27.677°	2025-04-28 22:08:59.523Z	6.535° NNE
8 mins	2025-04-29 05:16:59.523Z	11.929° NNE	2025-04-29 05:19:59.523Z	51.655° ENE	23.736°	2025-04-29 05:24:59.523Z	108.121° ESE
9 mins	2025-04-29 07:01:59.523Z	320.296° NNW	2025-04-29 07:05:59.523Z	256.032° W	38.492°	2025-04-29 07:10:59.523Z	179.556° S

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