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TIMATION 1, 2847

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TIMATION 1, 2847 is a payload satellite owned by NRL (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 31 May 1967 UTC via a THOR SLV-2 AGENA D 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

2847, 1967-053E

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

NRL

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

TIMATION, Unknown motor

Mass

39 kg wet, 39 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1967-05-31 (59 years ago)

Launch vehicle

THOR SLV-2 AGENA D

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 TIMATION 1
1 02847U 67053E   26127.21771196  .00000208  00000-0  16875-3 0  9994
2 02847  69.9647 295.9512 0004700 133.4338 226.7163 14.02968757  8041

Epoch: 2026-05-07T05:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-07T05:13:30.313Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

-7.49212°

Altitude

888.192 km

Speed

7.407 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 43m 48s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

02:26:04

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

884.985 km

Perigee altitude

878.161 km

Semi-major axis

7,259.71 km

Eccentricity

0.00047

Inclination

69.9647°

RAAN

295.9512°

Arg. of periapsis

133.4338°

True anomaly

226.67711°

Mean anomaly

226.7163°

Eccentric anomaly

226.6967°

Mean motion

3.50885 °/min

Orbital period

102.6 mins

BSTAR

0.00016875

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Other satellites on launch #53 in the year 1967 (1967-05-31 UTC)

SURCAL 150B, 2909 (Decayed)

OPS 5712 (P/L 152), 2873

P/L 153 DEB, 39247 (Decayed)

SURCAL 159, 2872

P/L 153 DEB, 19245

GGSE 4, 2828

OPS 5712 (P/L 153), 2874

GGSE 5, 2834

THOR AGENA D R/B, 2825

OPS 5712 (P/L 160), 2826

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TIMATION 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.
9 mins	2026-05-07 21:10:06.531Z	359.126° N	2026-05-07 21:14:06.531Z	45.729° ENE	24.434°	2026-05-07 21:19:06.531Z	109.2° ESE
9 mins	2026-05-07 22:56:06.531Z	315.884° NNW	2026-05-07 23:00:06.531Z	244.816° WSW	35.695°	2026-05-07 23:05:06.531Z	181.596° SSW
9 mins	2026-05-08 12:09:06.531Z	181.955° SSW	2026-05-08 12:13:06.531Z	115.286° SE	39.919°	2026-05-08 12:18:06.531Z	34.792° NE
7 mins	2026-05-08 13:56:06.531Z	272.967° WNW	2026-05-08 13:59:06.531Z	314.167° NW	21.376°	2026-05-08 14:03:06.531Z	358.744° N

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TIMATION 1, 2847

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-07T05:13:30.313Z)

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Orbital elements

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