CALSPHERE 1, 900
Orbit data source: Space-Track
CALSPHERE 1, 900 is a payload satellite owned by NRL (US) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 06 Oct 1964 UTC via a THOR ABLESTAR 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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CALSPHERE 1 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 15 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | NRL |
| Mission status | Operational |
| Mission | Defense Calibration |
| Bus & Motor | NRL 14", Unknown motor |
| Mass | 1 kg wet, 1 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Radar Cross Section | Small (<0.1 m²) |
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TLE from 15 hours ago
0 CALSPHERE 1
1 00900U 64063C 24251.50355429 .00002599 00000-0 26942-2 0 9995
2 00900 90.2039 57.1280 0027641 92.4340 328.0202 13.75285882982341Epoch: 2024-09-07T12:05Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-09-07T12:05:07.09Z)
| Latitude | 60.37609° |
| Longitude | -111.56906° |
| Altitude | 973.789 km |
| Speed | 7.379 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 03h 47m 05s |
| True Declination | 60° 13' 57" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -58.30008° |
| Longitude | -110.87036° |
| Altitude | 1,020.636 km |
| Speed | 7.332 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 05h 50m 01s |
| Apparent Declination | -52° 44' 35" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 19:23:50 |
| Azimuth | 136.518° SSE |
| Elevation | -69.5° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 998 km |
| Perigee | 957.336 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,355.805 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0027641 |
| Inclination | 90.2039° |
| RAAN | 57.128° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 92.434° |
| True anomaly | 327.85195° |
| Mean anomaly | 328.0202° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 327.93613° |
| Mean motion | 3.44031 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0026942 |
| Period | 104.64 mins |
No data available
Other satellites on launch #63 in the year 1964 (1964-10-06 UTC)
| THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 893 |
| OPS 5798 (TRANSIT 5B-4), 897 |
| CALSPHERE 1, 900 |
| OPS 5798 DEB, 901 |
| CALSPHERE 2, 902 |
| OPS 5798 DEB, 903 |
CALSPHERE 1 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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