TEMPSAT 1, 1512
Orbit data source: Space-Track
TEMPSAT 1, 1512 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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TEMPSAT 1 details
Identifier | |
Orbit | LEO |
Last TLE update | 7 hours ago |
Origin | |
Manufacturer | NRL |
Mission | Operational Defense Calibration |
Bus & Motor | NRL 14", Unknown motor |
Mass | 9 kg wet, 9 kg dry |
Launch date (UTC) | |
Launch vehicle | |
Launch site | |
Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
Shape & HBR | Sphere, 0.36 m |
Radar Cross Section | 0.102 m², Small (<0.1 m²) |
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TLE from 7 hours ago
0 TEMPSAT 1
1 01512U 65065E 24303.98468356 .00000117 00000-0 21400-3 0 9991
2 01512 89.9673 213.5545 0071214 119.2272 253.5932 13.33537501880722
Epoch: 2024-10-29T23:37Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-29T23:37:56.659Z)
Latitude | 11.99632° |
Longitude | -179.71335° |
Altitude | 1,151.087 km |
Speed | 7.271 km/s |
True Right ascension | 14h 14m 14s |
True Declination | 11° 55' 49" |
Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude | -76.76845° |
Longitude | 0.41722° |
Altitude | 1,200.872 km |
Speed | 7.234 km/s |
Apparent Right ascension | 13h 37m 47s |
Apparent Declination | -74° 28' 36" |
Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time | 01:50:52 |
Azimuth | 178.46° S |
Elevation | -55.406° |
Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
Apogee | 1,183.996 km |
Perigee | 1,077.051 km |
Semi-major axis | 7,508.66 km |
Eccentricity | 0.0071214 |
Inclination | 89.9673° |
RAAN | 213.5545° |
Arg. of periapsis | 119.2272° |
True anomaly | 252.81236° |
Mean anomaly | 253.5932° |
Eccentric anomaly | 253.20258° |
Mean motion | 3.3358 °/min |
BSTAR | 0.000214 |
Period | 107.92 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #65 in the year 1965 (1965-08-13 UTC)
TEMPSAT 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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11 mins | 2024-10-30 07:22:06.376Z | 345.382° N | 2024-10-30 07:28:06.376Z | 276.647° WNW | 31.831° | 2024-10-30 07:33:06.376Z | 219.296° SW |
11 mins | 2024-10-30 17:42:06.376Z | 139.626° SSE | 2024-10-30 17:47:06.376Z | 79.444° E | 32.465° | 2024-10-30 17:53:06.376Z | 13.993° NNE |
10 mins | 2024-10-30 19:30:06.376Z | 219.702° SW | 2024-10-30 19:35:06.376Z | 279.486° WNW | 29.112° | 2024-10-30 19:40:06.376Z | 335.119° NNW |
7 mins | 2024-10-31 05:01:06.376Z | 44.394° NE | 2024-10-31 05:04:06.376Z | 74.949° E | 17.927° | 2024-10-31 05:08:06.376Z | 115.574° SE |