A-1 (ASTERIX), 1778
Orbit data source: Space-Track
A-1 (ASTERIX), 1778 is a payload satellite owned by CNES (FR) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 26 Nov 1965 UTC via a DIAMANT A launch vehicle from the Hamma Guira Space Track Range (HGSTR). 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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A-1 (ASTERIX) details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 6 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | CNES |
| Mission | Civil Technology |
| Bus & Motor | A-1, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 42 kg wet, 42 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Poly, 0.55 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.337 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 6 hours ago
0 A-1 (ASTERIX)
1 1778U 65096A 25036.13356119 .00001670 00000-0 44000-3 0 9999
2 1778 34.2599 118.9372 0743113 288.2215 63.8977 13.49108597897185Epoch: 2025-02-05T03:12Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-05T03:12:19.686Z)
| Latitude | -0.00005° |
| Longitude | -64.67377° |
| Altitude | 865.588 km |
| Speed | 7.525 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 07h 55m 44s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 22.92053° |
| Longitude | -27.64243° |
| Altitude | 1,261.608 km |
| Speed | 7.137 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 09h 31m 28s |
| Apparent Declination | -26° 32' 04" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 10:47:30 |
| Azimuth | 198.216° SSW |
| Elevation | 21.231° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 1,632.796 km |
| Perigee altitude | 524.546 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,456.808 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0743113 |
| Inclination | 34.2599° |
| RAAN | 118.9372° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 288.2215° |
| True anomaly | 71.84423° |
| Mean anomaly | 63.8977° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 67.84095° |
| Mean motion | 3.37065 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00044 |
| Orbital period | 106.8 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #96 in the year 1965 (1965-11-26 UTC)
| A-1 (ASTERIX), 1778 |
| DIAMANT R/B, 1805 |
| DIAMANT DEB, 1938 (Decayed) |
| DIAMANT DEB, 1996 (Decayed) |
A-1 (ASTERIX) 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 mins | 2025-02-05 08:44:57.084Z | 198.135° SSW | 2025-02-05 08:48:57.084Z | 156.008° SSE | 29.323° | 2025-02-05 08:56:57.084Z | 93.709° ESE |
| 16 mins | 2025-02-05 10:35:57.084Z | 240.99° WSW | 2025-02-05 10:42:57.084Z | 161.303° S | 40.372° | 2025-02-05 10:51:57.084Z | 95.015° ESE |
| 17 mins | 2025-02-05 12:28:57.084Z | 261.051° W | 2025-02-05 12:36:57.084Z | 179.674° S | 41.127° | 2025-02-05 12:45:57.084Z | 111.915° ESE |
| 16 mins | 2025-02-05 14:22:57.084Z | 264.3° W | 2025-02-05 14:29:57.084Z | 211.134° SW | 33.149° | 2025-02-05 14:38:57.084Z | 140.672° SSE |
| 9 mins | 2025-02-05 16:18:57.084Z | 248.276° W | 2025-02-05 16:22:57.084Z | 222.72° SW | 16.276° | 2025-02-05 16:27:57.084Z | 188.861° SSW |
| 11 mins | 2025-02-06 07:48:57.084Z | 186.068° SSW | 2025-02-06 07:52:57.084Z | 146.59° SSE | 23.085° | 2025-02-06 07:59:57.084Z | 95.593° ESE |
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