TELSTAR 1, 340
Orbit data source: Space-Track
TELSTAR 1, 340 is a payload satellite owned by AT&T (US) that was launched on Tue, 10 Jul 1962 UTC via a THOR DELTA 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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TELSTAR 1 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | Active |
| Last TLE update | 13 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | AT&T/BTL |
| Mission status | Unknown |
| Mission | Commercial Communications |
| Bus & Motor | TSX, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 77 kg wet, 77 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.49 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 13 hours ago
0 TELSTAR 1
1 00340U 62029A 24251.60822412 -.00000018 00000-0 40022-4 0 9997
2 00340 44.8077 84.7117 2422419 295.1126 74.0037 9.12877936 73303Epoch: 2024-09-07T14:35Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-09-07T14:35:50.563Z)
| Latitude | 25.19225° |
| Longitude | -93.27183° |
| Altitude | 3,205.906 km |
| Speed | 6.481 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 07h 31m 24s |
| True Declination | 25° 05' 38" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 21.62615° |
| Longitude | -99.00872° |
| Altitude | 2,931.665 km |
| Speed | 6.667 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 07h 24m 10s |
| Apparent Declination | -2° 46' 31" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 19:52:00 |
| Azimuth | 11.417° NNE |
| Elevation | -52.327° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 5,636.858 km |
| Perigee | 950.918 km |
| Semi-major axis | 9,672.025 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.2422419 |
| Inclination | 44.8077° |
| RAAN | 84.7117° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 295.1126° |
| True anomaly | 101.94648° |
| Mean anomaly | 74.0037° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 87.87358° |
| Mean motion | 2.28174 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.000040022 |
| Period | 157.77 mins |
No data available
Other satellites on launch #29 in the year 1962 (1962-07-10 UTC)
| TELSTAR 1, 340 |
| DELTA 1 R/B, 341 |
TELSTAR 1 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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