TELSTAR 1, 340
Orbit data source: Space-Track
TELSTAR 1, 340 is a payload satellite owned by AT&T (US) in LEO 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 | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 12 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | AT&T/BTL |
| 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 |
| Shape & HBR | Sphere, 0.86 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.581 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 12 hours ago
0 TELSTAR 1
1 00340U 62029A 25014.94952605 -.00000012 00000-0 12847-3 0 9997
2 00340 44.7896 204.1476 2419747 192.2253 336.5297 9.12882115 85116Epoch: 2025-01-14T22:47Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-14T22:47:19.05Z)
| Latitude | 18.21435° |
| Longitude | -91.58539° |
| Altitude | 1,276.246 km |
| Speed | 7.936 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 00h 19m 34s |
| True Declination | 18° 07' 10" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 22.75883° |
| Longitude | 131.63471° |
| Altitude | 5,405.354 km |
| Speed | 5.144 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 16h 57m 30s |
| Apparent Declination | 3° 04' 01" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 11:41:20 |
| Azimuth | 94.71° ESE |
| Elevation | 10.365° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 5,634.239 km |
| Perigee altitude | 953.482 km |
| Semi-major axis | 9,671.998 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.2419747 |
| Inclination | 44.7896° |
| RAAN | 204.1476° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 192.2253° |
| True anomaly | 321.51426° |
| Mean anomaly | 336.5297° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 329.49131° |
| Mean motion | 2.28175 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00012847 |
| Orbital period | 157.77 mins |
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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: 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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| 54 mins | 2025-01-15 13:11:12.132Z | 193.797° SSW | 2025-01-15 13:42:12.132Z | 130.205° SE | 37.277° | 2025-01-15 14:05:12.132Z | 66.236° ENE |
| 52 mins | 2025-01-15 16:02:12.132Z | 238.941° WSW | 2025-01-15 16:36:12.132Z | 99.971° ESE | 44.996° | 2025-01-15 16:54:12.132Z | 68.555° E |
| 37 mins | 2025-01-15 19:04:12.132Z | 277.733° WNW | 2025-01-15 19:29:12.132Z | 355.072° N | 44.135° | 2025-01-15 19:41:12.132Z | 91.825° ESE |
| 23 mins | 2025-01-15 22:03:12.132Z | 294.744° NW | 2025-01-15 22:18:12.132Z | 222.465° SW | 40.987° | 2025-01-15 22:26:12.132Z | 143.528° SSE |
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