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ALOUETTE 2, 1804

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ALOUETTE 2, 1804 is a payload satellite owned by DRTE (CA) in LEO that was launched on Mon, 29 Nov 1965 UTC via a THOR SLV-2 AGENA B 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

1804, 1965-098A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

22 hours ago

Origin

Communications Research Center (CA)

Manufacturer

DEHAVT/RCAV

Mission

Civil Science

Bus & Motor

ALOUETTE, Unknown motor

Mass

145 kg wet, 145 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1965-11-29 (60 years ago)

Launch vehicle

THOR SLV-2 AGENA B

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Ell + 1 Rod, 73 m

Radar Cross Section

0.732 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 22 hours ago

0 ALOUETTE 2
1 01804U 65098A   25185.80907515  .00000267  00000-0  87961-4 0  9997
2 01804  79.7987 212.0624 1331213 216.6166 133.6359 12.27880427636636

Epoch: 2025-07-04T19:25Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-04T19:25:04.092Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-2.26081°

Altitude

2,354.507 km

Speed

6.411 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 08m 14s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

47.7991°

Longitude

8.36291°

Altitude

2,581.624 km

Speed

6.233 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 53m 35s

Apparent Declination

13° 43' 02"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:11:25

Azimuth

22.806° NE

Elevation

-33.394°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

2,612.004 km

Perigee altitude

499.646 km

Semi-major axis

7,933.962 km

Eccentricity

0.13312

Inclination

79.7987°

RAAN

212.0624°

Arg. of periapsis

216.6166°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

133.6359°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.0712 °/min

Orbital period

117.22 mins

BSTAR

0.000087961

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Other satellites on launch #98 in the year 1965 (1965-11-29 UTC)

EXPLORER 31 (ISIS-X), 1806

THOR AGENA B R/B, 1807

THOR AGENA B DEB, 1808 (Decayed)

THOR AGENA B DEB, 1944 (Decayed)

THOR AGENA B DEB, 1948

THOR AGENA B DEB, 1951

THOR AGENA B DEB, 2092

THOR AGENA B DEB, 2153

ALOUETTE 2 DEB, 20833 (Decayed)

ALOUETTE 2 DEB, 25058 (Decayed)

ALOUETTE 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.
23 mins	2025-07-06 00:50:04.742Z	139.872° SSE	2025-07-06 01:02:04.742Z	81.876° E	30.254°	2025-07-06 01:13:04.742Z	27.428° NE
27 mins	2025-07-06 02:46:04.742Z	195.458° SSW	2025-07-06 03:00:04.742Z	297° NW	44.362°	2025-07-06 03:13:04.742Z	9.122° NNE
20 mins	2025-07-06 04:51:04.742Z	257.307° W	2025-07-06 05:01:04.742Z	304.828° NW	23.577°	2025-07-06 05:11:04.742Z	353.665° N
6 mins	2025-07-06 11:18:04.742Z	26.219° NE	2025-07-06 11:21:04.742Z	48.296° ENE	14.182°	2025-07-06 11:24:04.742Z	73.561° E
13 mins	2025-07-06 13:14:04.742Z	350.145° N	2025-07-06 13:22:04.742Z	73.483° E	44.679°	2025-07-06 13:27:04.742Z	165.128° S
5 mins	2025-07-06 15:16:04.742Z	307.402° NW	2025-07-06 15:18:04.742Z	291.899° WNW	13.042°	2025-07-06 15:21:04.742Z	264.522° W

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