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). 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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AURORA 1 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 19 hours 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 | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box, 0.6 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.360 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 19 hours ago
0 AURORA 1
1 02876U 67065B 24355.80180222 .00000001 00000-0 -36647-3 0 9990
2 02876 90.0154 313.4326 0071292 260.7473 98.5294 8.36560978344163Epoch: 2024-12-20T19:14Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-20T19:14:35.711Z)
| Latitude | -0.00009° |
| Longitude | -65.07829° |
| Altitude | 3,885.663 km |
| Speed | 6.229 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 20h 53m 43s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -61.32583° |
| Longitude | 114.89407° |
| Altitude | 3,826.43 km |
| Speed | 6.272 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 05h 09m 50s |
| Apparent Declination | -67° 08' 03" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 13:25:40 |
| Azimuth | 209.597° SW |
| Elevation | -49.263° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 3,943.087 km |
| Perigee altitude | 3,796.965 km |
| Semi-major axis | 10,248.163 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0071292 |
| Inclination | 90.0154° |
| RAAN | 313.4326° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 260.7473° |
| True anomaly | 99.33622° |
| Mean anomaly | 98.5294° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 98.93292° |
| Mean motion | 2.09206 °/min |
| BSTAR | -0.00036647 |
| Orbital period | 172.08 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #65 in the year 1967 (1967-06-29 UTC)
| SECOR 9 (EGRS 9), 2861 |
| AURORA 1, 2876 |
| THOR BURNER 2 R/B, 2877 |
| THOR BURNER 2 DEB, 25101 |
| THOR BURNER 2 DEB, 25122 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 mins | 2024-12-21 18:27:32.866Z | 84.288° E | 2024-12-21 18:38:32.866Z | 48.265° ENE | 18.344° | 2024-12-21 18:49:32.866Z | 13.15° NNE |
| 38 mins | 2024-12-21 21:05:32.866Z | 161.805° S | 2024-12-21 21:23:32.866Z | 86.047° E | 44.211° | 2024-12-21 21:43:32.866Z | 0.367° NNE |
| 32 mins | 2024-12-22 00:02:32.866Z | 236.337° WSW | 2024-12-22 00:17:32.866Z | 290.375° WNW | 26.642° | 2024-12-22 00:34:32.866Z | 349.111° N |
| 26 mins | 2024-12-22 06:32:32.866Z | 19.899° NNE | 2024-12-22 06:44:32.866Z | 60.215° ENE | 19.757° | 2024-12-22 06:58:32.866Z | 107.029° ESE |
| 39 mins | 2024-12-22 09:21:32.866Z | 1.924° NNE | 2024-12-22 09:40:32.866Z | 76.085° E | 44.926° | 2024-12-22 10:00:32.866Z | 184.592° SSW |
| 27 mins | 2024-12-22 12:14:32.866Z | 349.003° N | 2024-12-22 12:27:32.866Z | 305.417° NW | 24.25° | 2024-12-22 12:41:32.866Z | 257.099° W |
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