AURORA 1, 2876
Orbit data source: Space-Track
AURORA 1, 2876 is an American payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Thu, 29 Jun 1967 UTC via a THOR BURNER 2 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
Orbit
Last TLE update
1 day ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Rice
Mission
Civil Science
Bus & Motor
RICE AURORA, Unknown motor
Mass
21 kg wet, 21 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.6 m
Radar Cross Section
0.360 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
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TLE from 1 day ago
0 AURORA 1
1 02876U 67065B 25194.75323640 .00000019 00000-0 10617-1 0 9994
2 02876 90.0063 313.4566 0071791 66.7402 294.0973 8.36560428361300Epoch: 2025-07-13T18:04Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-13T18:04:39.624Z)
Latitude
0°
Longitude
110.41956°
Altitude
3,844.713 km
Speed
6.254 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 53m 49s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-89.89885°
Longitude
-73.1374°
Altitude
3,968.048 km
Speed
6.188 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
22h 35m 13s
Apparent Declination
-71° 15' 51"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
10:34:48
Azimuth
180.064° SSW
Elevation
-58.652°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #65 in the year 1967 (1967-06-29 UTC)
AURORA 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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| 18 mins | 2025-07-14 23:36:12.130Z | 342.646° N | 2025-07-14 23:45:12.130Z | 313.022° NW | 16.011° | 2025-07-14 23:54:12.130Z | 283.37° WNW |
| 17 mins | 2025-07-15 04:49:12.130Z | 74.042° E | 2025-07-15 04:57:12.130Z | 47.217° ENE | 15.76° | 2025-07-15 05:06:12.130Z | 17.441° NNE |
| 37 mins | 2025-07-15 07:24:12.130Z | 157.537° S | 2025-07-15 07:42:12.130Z | 82.877° E | 43.344° | 2025-07-15 08:01:12.130Z | 1.184° NNE |
| 32 mins | 2025-07-15 10:20:12.130Z | 230.353° WSW | 2025-07-15 10:35:12.130Z | 286.151° WNW | 28.468° | 2025-07-15 10:52:12.130Z | 348.989° N |
| 22 mins | 2025-07-15 16:51:12.130Z | 23.513° NE | 2025-07-15 17:02:12.130Z | 60.858° ENE | 16.996° | 2025-07-15 17:13:12.130Z | 97.163° ESE |
| 38 mins | 2025-07-15 19:40:12.130Z | 3.369° NNE | 2025-07-15 19:58:12.130Z | 92.447° ESE | 44.526° | 2025-07-15 20:18:12.130Z | 179.866° S |
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