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NAVSPASUR ROD 1, 1515

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NAVSPASUR ROD 1, 1515 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

1515, 1965-065G

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

12 hours ago

Origin

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

NRL

Mission

Defense Calibration

Bus & Motor

LONG ROD, Unknown motor

Mass

3 kg wet, 3 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1965-08-13 (60 years ago)

Launch vehicle

THOR ABLESTAR

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Sphere, 0.4 m

Radar Cross Section

0.126 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 12 hours ago

0 NAVSPASUR ROD 1
1 01515U 65065G   25186.55394304  .00000388  00000-0  58530-3 0  9992
2 01515  89.9993 213.7813 0055873 237.0478 278.2352 13.50626523933529

Epoch: 2025-07-05T13:17Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T13:17:40.678Z)

Latitude

25.37896°

Longitude

-89.42885°

Altitude

1,067.351 km

Speed

7.323 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 15m 07s

True Declination

25° 15' 06"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

3.79298°

Longitude

90.5715°

Altitude

1,098.118 km

Speed

7.291 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

16h 15m 49s

Apparent Declination

-47° 21' 04"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:56:02

Azimuth

148.428° SSE

Elevation

-7.907°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,108.601 km

Perigee altitude

1,025.405 km

Semi-major axis

7,445.14 km

Eccentricity

0.00559

Inclination

89.9993°

RAAN

213.7813°

Arg. of periapsis

237.0478°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

278.2352°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.37858 °/min

Orbital period

106.55 mins

BSTAR

0.0005853

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Other satellites on launch #65 in the year 1965 (1965-08-13 UTC)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1504

THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 1508

DODECAPOLE 2, 1510

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1511

TEMPSAT 1, 1512

OPS 8464 (TRANSIT 5B-7), 1514

CALSPHERE 4(A), 1520

PORCUPINE 2, 1577

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1521

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1522

OPS 8464 DEB *, 2335 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-7 DEB, 3809 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 3810

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 5265

NAVSPASUR ROD 1 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.
11 mins	2025-07-06 01:05:25.726Z	130.579° SE	2025-07-06 01:10:25.726Z	81.195° E	25.624°	2025-07-06 01:16:25.726Z	19.673° NNE
11 mins	2025-07-06 02:51:25.726Z	203.64° SW	2025-07-06 02:56:25.726Z	261.416° W	36.036°	2025-07-06 03:02:25.726Z	342.748° N
12 mins	2025-07-06 14:01:25.726Z	6.177° NNE	2025-07-06 14:06:25.726Z	49.513° ENE	43.783°	2025-07-06 14:13:25.726Z	178.158° S
5 mins	2025-07-06 15:50:25.726Z	310.571° NW	2025-07-06 15:52:25.726Z	290.056° WNW	15.989°	2025-07-06 15:55:25.726Z	260.313° W

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