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). 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
NRL
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
NRL 9", Unknown motor
Mass
4 kg wet, 4 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 1 day ago
0 DODECAPOLE 2
1 1510U 65065C 25289.25804997 .00004431 00000-0 25320-2 0 9995
2 1510 90.0618 23.2890 0037640 240.2581 119.4856 14.09110806998795Epoch: 2025-10-16T06:11Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-16T06:11:35.517Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
-94.62934°
Altitude
878.95 km
Speed
7.406 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 33m 09s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
11:22:32
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
886.622 km
Perigee altitude
832.138 km
Semi-major axis
7,237.517 km
Eccentricity
0.00376
Inclination
90.0618°
RAAN
23.289°
Arg. of periapsis
240.2581°
True anomaly
119.86019°
Mean anomaly
119.4856°
Eccentric anomaly
119.67298°
Mean motion
3.525 °/min
Orbital period
102.13 mins
BSTAR
0.002532
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Other satellites on launch #65 in the year 1965 (1965-08-13 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.DODECAPOLE 2 Visibility forecast
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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 | 2025-10-17 18:34:16.946Z | 6.67° NNE | 2025-10-17 18:39:16.946Z | 124.504° SE | 43.798° | 2025-10-17 18:44:16.946Z | 177.539° S |
| 9 mins | 2025-10-18 06:02:16.946Z | 142.938° SSE | 2025-10-18 06:06:16.946Z | 82.976° E | 33.298° | 2025-10-18 06:11:16.946Z | 14.129° NNE |
| 7 mins | 2025-10-18 07:45:16.946Z | 233.128° WSW | 2025-10-18 07:48:16.946Z | 273.235° WNW | 23.305° | 2025-10-18 07:52:16.946Z | 325.637° NNW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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