OAO 1, 2142
Orbit data source: Space-Track
OAO 1, 2142 is a payload satellite owned by GSFC (US) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 08 Apr 1966 UTC via an ATLAS SLV-3 AGENA D launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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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OAO 1 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 1 day ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Grummann |
| Mission | Civil Astronomy |
| Bus & Motor | OAO, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 1,769 kg wet, 1,769 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Oct Cyl + 2 Pan, 6.5 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 9.480 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 1 day ago
0 OAO 1
1 02142U 66031A 24355.53410960 .00000283 00000-0 10608-3 0 9993
2 02142 35.0466 61.7948 0007024 347.9084 12.1434 14.34455008 72972Epoch: 2024-12-20T12:49Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-20T12:49:07.069Z)
| Latitude | -0.00002° |
| Longitude | 139.91707° |
| Altitude | 770.921 km |
| Speed | 7.473 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 04h 07m 10s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 25.52026° |
| Longitude | 176.77065° |
| Altitude | 772.923 km |
| Speed | 7.474 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 04h 18m 23s |
| Apparent Declination | -6° 38' 02" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 13:08:08 |
| Azimuth | 294.977° NW |
| Elevation | -36.03° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 785.022 km |
| Perigee altitude | 774.966 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,158.131 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0007024 |
| Inclination | 35.0466° |
| RAAN | 61.7948° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 347.9084° |
| True anomaly | 12.16035° |
| Mean anomaly | 12.1434° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 12.15187° |
| Mean motion | 3.5838 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00010608 |
| Orbital period | 100.45 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #31 in the year 1966 (1966-04-08 UTC)
| OAO 1, 2142 |
| ATLAS AGENA D R/B, 2144 |
| ATLAS AGENA D DEB, 2145 (Decayed) |
OAO 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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| 4 mins | 2024-12-21 14:27:04.040Z | 236.263° WSW | 2024-12-21 14:29:04.040Z | 213.92° SW | 13.017° | 2024-12-21 14:31:04.040Z | 190.986° SSW |
| 4 mins | 2024-12-22 06:47:04.040Z | 173.229° S | 2024-12-22 06:49:04.040Z | 148.897° SSE | 14.793° | 2024-12-22 06:51:04.040Z | 124.822° SE |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-22 08:31:04.040Z | 221.469° SW | 2024-12-22 08:34:04.040Z | 176.31° S | 30.634° | 2024-12-22 08:39:04.040Z | 100.138° ESE |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-22 10:17:04.040Z | 247.298° WSW | 2024-12-22 10:20:04.040Z | 196.018° SSW | 37.524° | 2024-12-22 10:25:04.040Z | 107.378° ESE |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-22 12:03:04.040Z | 252.302° W | 2024-12-22 12:06:04.040Z | 204.439° SW | 30.912° | 2024-12-22 12:11:04.040Z | 131.551° SE |
| 4 mins | 2024-12-22 13:50:04.040Z | 233.195° WSW | 2024-12-22 13:52:04.040Z | 208.835° SW | 14.879° | 2024-12-22 13:54:04.040Z | 184.964° SSW |
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