DODECAPOLE 2, 1510
Orbit data source: Space-Track
DODECAPOLE 2, 1510 is a payload satellite owned by NRL (US) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 13 Aug 1965 UTC via a THOR ABLESTAR 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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DODECAPOLE 2 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 7 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 | 0.071 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 7 hours ago
0 DODECAPOLE 2
1 01510U 65065C 24303.95488918 .00014111 00000-0 87265-2 0 9991
2 01510 90.0523 21.1563 0034378 271.2439 88.4804 14.04870870949383Epoch: 2024-10-29T22:55Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-29T22:55:02.425Z)
| Latitude | -0.00004° |
| Longitude | -1.36312° |
| Altitude | 879.434 km |
| Speed | 7.413 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 01h 24m 37s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 75.81062° |
| Longitude | 178.84441° |
| Altitude | 914.178 km |
| Speed | 7.389 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 13h 44m 04s |
| Apparent Declination | 24° 00' 38" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 01:50:52 |
| Azimuth | 1.73° NNE |
| Elevation | -26.054° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 898.878 km |
| Perigee | 849.016 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,252.084 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0034378 |
| Inclination | 90.0523° |
| RAAN | 21.1563° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 271.2439° |
| True anomaly | 88.87425° |
| Mean anomaly | 88.4804° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 88.67732° |
| Mean motion | 3.51438 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0087265 |
| Period | 102.44 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #65 in the year 1965 (1965-08-13 UTC)
DODECAPOLE 2 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 mins | 2024-10-30 16:36:06.201Z | 29.867° NE | 2024-10-30 16:40:06.201Z | 74.313° E | 21.927° | 2024-10-30 16:45:06.201Z | 134.725° SE |
| 9 mins | 2024-10-30 18:19:06.201Z | 342.7° N | 2024-10-30 18:23:06.201Z | 279.205° WNW | 34.714° | 2024-10-30 18:28:06.201Z | 210.521° SW |
| 10 mins | 2024-10-31 05:48:06.201Z | 182.699° SSW | 2024-10-31 05:52:06.201Z | 222.483° SW | 43.758° | 2024-10-31 05:58:06.201Z | 354.846° N |