HITCH HIKER 1, 614 (Decayed)
Orbit data source: Space-Track
HITCH HIKER 1, 614 was an American payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Thu, 27 Jun 1963 UTC via a THOR SLV-2A AGENA D 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.
Next visibility unknown
No 3D visualization available: RSO Decayed
HITCH HIKER 1 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | Decayed |
| Last TLE update | 1 month ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | LMSC |
| Mission status | Decayed |
| Mission | Civil Science |
| Bus & Motor | P-11, P-11 MOTOR |
| Mass | 126 kg wet, 95 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.44 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 1 month ago
0 HITCH HIKER 1
1 614U 63025B 24224.44464499 .02601302 -11065-5 61857-3 0 9998
2 614 81.9161 358.3908 0048667 257.0684 102.5168 16.26051566823406Epoch: 2024-08-11T10:40Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-08-11T10:40:17.327Z)
| Latitude | -0.00003° |
| Longitude | -122.07166° |
| Altitude | 213.475 km |
| Speed | 7.774 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 23h 53m 33s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | Unknown |
| Longitude | Unknown |
| Altitude | Unknown |
| Speed | Unknown |
| Apparent Right ascension | Unknown |
| Apparent Declination | Unknown |
| Sunlit | Unknown |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 20:08:07 |
| Azimuth | Unknown |
| Elevation | Unknown |
| Doppler factor | Unknown |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 232.044 km |
| Perigee | 168.016 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,578.167 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0048667 |
| Inclination | 81.9161° |
| RAAN | 358.3908° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 257.0684° |
| True anomaly | 103.0605° |
| Mean anomaly | 102.5168° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 102.78872° |
| Mean motion | 4.06805 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00061857 |
| Period | 88.49 mins |
No data available
Other satellites on launch #25 in the year 1963 (1963-06-27 UTC)
| THOR AGENA D, 609 (Decayed) |
| HITCH HIKER 1, 614 (Decayed) |
HITCH HIKER 1 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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