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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   25342.20710746  .00000349  00000-0  25980-3 0  9998
2 02847  69.9654 260.9093 0009178 299.2300  60.7891 14.02888656987004

Epoch: 2025-12-08T04:58Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-08T04:58:14.084Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

109.14116°

Altitude

882.878 km

Speed

7.413 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 23m 38s

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

16:07:44

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

888.513 km

Perigee altitude

875.186 km

Semi-major axis

7,259.987 km

Eccentricity

0.00092

Inclination

69.9654°

RAAN

260.9093°

Arg. of periapsis

299.23°

True anomaly

60.88095°

Mean anomaly

60.7891°

Eccentric anomaly

60.83502°

Mean motion

3.50865 °/min

Orbital period

102.6 mins

BSTAR

0.0002598

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

GGSE 5, 2834

OPS 5712 (P/L 152), 2873

OPS 5712 (P/L 160), 2826

THOR AGENA D R/B, 2825

OPS 5712 (P/L 153), 2874

P/L 153 DEB, 39247 (Decayed)

SURCAL 159, 2872

P/L 153 DEB, 19245

GGSE 4, 2828

SURCAL 150B, 2909 (Decayed)

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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.
6 mins	2025-12-08 18:47:15.023Z	135.007° SSE	2025-12-08 18:50:15.023Z	102.527° ESE	16.155°	2025-12-08 18:53:15.023Z	68.515° E
10 mins	2025-12-08 20:30:15.023Z	215.688° SW	2025-12-08 20:35:15.023Z	317.664° NNW	42.395°	2025-12-08 20:40:15.023Z	18.721° NNE
9 mins	2025-12-09 05:30:15.023Z	344.486° N	2025-12-09 05:34:15.023Z	60.115° ENE	42.674°	2025-12-09 05:39:15.023Z	144.771° SSE
6 mins	2025-12-09 07:16:15.023Z	288.922° WNW	2025-12-09 07:19:15.023Z	254.089° W	16.2°	2025-12-09 07:22:15.023Z	222.705° SW

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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: 2025-12-08T04:58:14.084Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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